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NASA JPL SBDB · 362310

362310

362310 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.445 AU it takes 3.82 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 286
Orbital Period · P
3.82 yr
v(q)
54.8 km/s
v(Q)
6.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.89 km
TJ
2.96
Eccentricity · e
0.7845

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.527 AU) and its farthest (4.363 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.836 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.82 yr (1,396 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.445 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.784) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.8° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 54.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 6.6 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 = 18.01 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.89 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 286 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3557 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
2.445 AU
Eccentricity
0.7845
Perihelion
0.527 AU
Aphelion
4.363102 AU
Inclination
12.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
151.1°

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

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2028-Oct-08 22:35 0.165697 AU
24787883 km
22.72 km/s
2032-Jun-16 11:50 0.484581 AU
72492322 km
23.29 km/s
2036-Mar-15 18:14 0.449263 AU
67208728 km
37.80 km/s
2055-Sep-05 14:34 0.353985 AU
52955357 km
20.02 km/s
2059-May-30 21:13 0.433755 AU
64888761 km
19.30 km/s
2063-Mar-19 15:16 0.415113 AU
62100062 km
35.99 km/s
2078-Sep-25 17:30 0.285233 AU
42670197 km
20.29 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.01

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35568
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. 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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