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NASA JPL SBDB · 360502

360502

360502 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.934 AU and a period of 0.90 yr.

Aten Observations: 1,052
Orbital Period · P
0.90 yr
v(q)
39.8 km/s
v(Q)
23.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.25 km
TJ
6.37
Eccentricity · e
0.2495

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.701 AU) and its farthest (1.168 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.467 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.90 yr (330 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.934 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.249 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.23° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.9 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 20.77 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.25 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 1,052 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3431 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
0.9344 AU
Eccentricity
0.2495
Perihelion
0.701 AU
Aphelion
1.167533 AU
Inclination
13.23°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
90.95°

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
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
20.77

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34311
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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