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NASA JPL SBDB · 381906

381906

381906 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.543 AU it takes 1.92 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 1,127
Orbital Period · P
1.92 yr
v(q)
51.7 km/s
v(Q)
11.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.98 km
TJ
4.2
Eccentricity · e
0.646

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.546 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.54 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.994 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.543 AU gives an orbital period of 1.92 yr, or about 700 days.

The high eccentricity (0.646) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.31° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 51.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.1 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 0.52 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.451 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 1,127 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4228 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
1.543 AU
Eccentricity
0.646
Perihelion
0.546 AU
Aphelion
2.539778 AU
Inclination
7.31°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
219.6°

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
2036-Nov-22 22:56 0.040902 AU
6118864 km
22.00 km/s
2059-Nov-25 17:53 0.079529 AU
11897307 km
23.16 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.52 km
Albedo
0.451
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
17.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42276
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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