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NASA JPL SBDB · 459872

459872

459872 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.009 AU it takes 1.01 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 590
Orbital Period · P
1.01 yr
v(q)
31.8 km/s
v(Q)
27.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
6.03
Eccentricity · e
0.0701

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.938 AU) and its farthest (1.08 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.142 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.01 yr (370 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.009 AU.

With e = 0.07, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 4.8° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.6 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 = 23.36 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 590 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3951 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
1.009 AU
Eccentricity
0.0701
Perihelion
0.938 AU
Aphelion
1.079731 AU
Inclination
4.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
161.09°

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
23.36

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39507
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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