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NASA JPL SBDB · 469445

469445

469445 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.72 AU and a period of 0.61 yr.

Aten Observations: 287
Orbital Period · P
0.61 yr
v(q)
60.5 km/s
v(Q)
20.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
7.87
Eccentricity · e
0.4958

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.363 AU) and its farthest (1.077 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.714 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.61 yr (223 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.72 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.496) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 0.77° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 60.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.4 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 0.14 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.136 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 287 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4071 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
0.7201 AU
Eccentricity
0.4958
Perihelion
0.363 AU
Aphelion
1.077126 AU
Inclination
0.77°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
264.86°

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
0.143 km
Albedo
0.136
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
22.14

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40714
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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