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NASA JPL SBDB · 471926

Jormungandr

Jormungandr belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.466 AU it takes 1.78 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 378
Orbital Period · P
1.78 yr
v(q)
86.6 km/s
v(Q)
7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.67 km
TJ
4.06
Eccentricity · e
0.8508

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.219 AU) and its farthest (2.713 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.494 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.78 yr (648 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.466 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.851) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 23.54° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 86.6 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 18.62 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.67 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 378 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3858 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
1.466 AU
Eccentricity
0.8508
Perihelion
0.219 AU
Aphelion
2.713273 AU
Inclination
23.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
156.3°

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
2029-May-06 16:15 0.271487 AU
40613898 km
24.44 km/s
2032-Aug-31 12:39 0.405976 AU
60733167 km
28.44 km/s
2036-May-29 20:35 0.297684 AU
44532953 km
40.35 km/s
2045-May-03 03:29 0.436178 AU
65251277 km
20.94 km/s
2048-Aug-22 03:09 0.398077 AU
59551449 km
33.05 km/s
2052-May-22 17:32 0.150759 AU
22553182 km
35.63 km/s
2064-Aug-13 12:44 0.448265 AU
67059551 km
37.80 km/s
2068-May-15 17:21 0.060091 AU
8989514 km
30.93 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
18.62

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38581
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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