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NASA JPL SBDB · 345705

345705

345705 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.767 AU and a period of 0.67 yr.

Aten Observations: 1,416
Orbital Period · P
0.67 yr
v(q)
53.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.68 km
TJ
7.38
Eccentricity · e
0.4211

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.444 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.09 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.646 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.767 AU gives an orbital period of 0.67 yr, or about 245 days.

The high eccentricity (0.421) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 31.03° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 53.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.7 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

The measured diameter is 0.41 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.402 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 1,416 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4364 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
0.767 AU
Eccentricity
0.4211
Perihelion
0.444 AU
Aphelion
1.089984 AU
Inclination
31.03°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
235.8°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.406 km
Albedo
0.402
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.58

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43638
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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