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NASA JPL SBDB · 438317

438317

438317 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.709 AU once every 2.23 yr.

Amor Observations: 117
Orbital Period · P
2.23 yr
v(q)
30.1 km/s
v(Q)
17.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.37 km
TJ
4.05
Eccentricity · e
0.272

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.244 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.174 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.93 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.709 AU gives an orbital period of 2.23 yr, or about 816 days.

An eccentricity of 0.272 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 23.89° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.2 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 19.91 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.37 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 117 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.458 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
1.709 AU
Eccentricity
0.272
Perihelion
1.244 AU
Aphelion
2.173848 AU
Inclination
23.89°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
17.03°

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
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.91

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45798
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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