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NASA JPL SBDB · 441987

441987

441987 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.004 AU it takes 1.01 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 999
Orbital Period · P
1.01 yr
v(q)
43.9 km/s
v(Q)
20.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.19 km
TJ
5.98
Eccentricity · e
0.3702

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.632 AU) and its farthest (1.376 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.744 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.01 yr (367 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.004 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.37 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.54° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.2 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 0.23 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.071 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 999 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.331 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
1.004 AU
Eccentricity
0.3702
Perihelion
0.632 AU
Aphelion
1.375681 AU
Inclination
11.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
43.86°

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
0.228 km
Albedo
0.071
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.35

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.33102
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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