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NASA JPL SBDB · 452376

452376

452376 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.76 AU it takes 2.33 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 135
Orbital Period · P
2.33 yr
v(q)
38.6 km/s
v(Q)
13.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.36 km
TJ
3.93
Eccentricity · e
0.4935

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.891 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.629 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.738 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.76 AU gives an orbital period of 2.33 yr, or about 853 days.

The high eccentricity (0.493) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.55° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.1 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 19.97 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.36 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 135 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4654 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
1.76 AU
Eccentricity
0.4935
Perihelion
0.891 AU
Aphelion
2.62856 AU
Inclination
16.55°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
183.73°

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
19.97

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46536
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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