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413421

413421 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.902 AU once every 4.94 yr.

Amor Observations: 222

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.205 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 4.599 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 3.394 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.902 AU gives an orbital period of 4.94 yr, or about 1,806 days.

The high eccentricity (0.585) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.83° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

The measured diameter is 1.9 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.023 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 222 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.595 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
2.902 AU
Eccentricity
0.5846
Perihelion
1.205 AU
Aphelion
4.598509 AU
Inclination
17.83°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
139.32°

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
1.9 km
Albedo
0.023
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.27

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.59497
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—