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NASA JPL SBDB · 416801

416801

416801 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.193 AU it takes 1.30 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 350
Orbital Period · P
1.30 yr
v(q)
47 km/s
v(Q)
15.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.42 km
TJ
5.16
Eccentricity · e
0.4976

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.6 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.787 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.187 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.193 AU gives an orbital period of 1.30 yr, or about 476 days.

The high eccentricity (0.498) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.54° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.8 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 0.91 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.031 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 350 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4718 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
1.193 AU
Eccentricity
0.4976
Perihelion
0.6 AU
Aphelion
1.786637 AU
Inclination
16.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
6.74°

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
0.906 km
Albedo
0.031
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.64

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47185
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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