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NASA JPL SBDB · 446955

446955

446955 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.438 AU once every 1.72 yr.

Amor Observations: 147
Orbital Period · P
1.72 yr
v(q)
33.5 km/s
v(Q)
18.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.32 km
TJ
4.35
Eccentricity · e
0.2899

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.021 AU) and its farthest (1.855 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.834 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.72 yr (630 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.438 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.29 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 43.47° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.4 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 = 20.23 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.32 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 147 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6352 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
1.438 AU
Eccentricity
0.2899
Perihelion
1.021 AU
Aphelion
1.854876 AU
Inclination
43.47°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
342.82°

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
2030-Mar-12 08:09 0.318362 AU
47626239 km
21.51 km/s
2041-Sep-29 23:34 0.392650 AU
58739635 km
21.54 km/s
2042-Mar-18 03:53 0.273967 AU
40984944 km
24.56 km/s
2049-Mar-11 21:11 0.421787 AU
63098434 km
21.42 km/s
2060-Sep-30 01:57 0.402668 AU
60238209 km
22.31 km/s
2061-Mar-15 14:33 0.210782 AU
31532546 km
23.20 km/s
2072-Sep-27 01:43 0.476792 AU
71327047 km
20.59 km/s
2079-Sep-30 16:33 0.438115 AU
65541052 km
23.31 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
20.23

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63517
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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