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NASA JPL SBDB · 349068

349068

349068 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.323 AU it takes 1.52 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 500
Orbital Period · P
1.52 yr
v(q)
40.8 km/s
v(Q)
16.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.78 km
TJ
4.65
Eccentricity · e
0.4257

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.76 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.886 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.126 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.323 AU gives an orbital period of 1.52 yr, or about 556 days.

The high eccentricity (0.426) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 38.25° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.4 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 0.5 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.343 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 500 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4395 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
1.323 AU
Eccentricity
0.4257
Perihelion
0.76 AU
Aphelion
1.886201 AU
Inclination
38.25°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
233.74°

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
0.496 km
Albedo
0.343
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43951
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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