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451124

451124 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 3.21 AU it takes 5.75 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 472
Orbital Period · P
5.75 yr
v(q)
39.5 km/s
v(Q)
7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.86 km
TJ
2.73
Eccentricity · e
0.6984

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.968 AU) and its farthest (5.452 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 4.484 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 5.75 yr (2,101 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 3.21 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.698) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.01° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 7 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 2.19 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.023 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 472 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3578 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
3.21 AU
Eccentricity
0.6984
Perihelion
0.968 AU
Aphelion
5.451864 AU
Inclination
10.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
334.68°

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
2032-Jul-19 14:05 0.127026 AU
19002879 km
12.12 km/s
2055-Sep-10 11:38 0.046564 AU
6965820 km
13.27 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
2.188 km
Albedo
0.023
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.08

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35776
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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