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NASA JPL SBDB · 423321

423321

423321 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.85 AU it takes 2.52 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 615
Orbital Period · P
2.52 yr
v(q)
35.6 km/s
v(Q)
13.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.23 km
TJ
3.88
Eccentricity · e
0.4502

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.017 AU) and its farthest (2.683 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.666 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.52 yr (919 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.85 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.45) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.39° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.5 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

The measured diameter is 0.2 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.212 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 615 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3746 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
1.85 AU
Eccentricity
0.4502
Perihelion
1.017 AU
Aphelion
2.68287 AU
Inclination
2.39°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
130.49°

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
2068-Mar-30 03:59 0.475800 AU
71178602 km
20.76 km/s
2073-Apr-11 23:26 0.261577 AU
39131424 km
14.36 km/s
2078-Apr-29 09:54 0.081414 AU
12179356 km
8.65 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.202 km
Albedo
0.212
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
20.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37464
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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