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NASA JPL SBDB · 482054

482054

482054 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.489 AU it takes 1.82 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 322
Orbital Period · P
1.82 yr
v(q)
36.3 km/s
v(Q)
16.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.45 km
TJ
4.45
Eccentricity · e
0.3769

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.928 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.05 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.122 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.489 AU gives an orbital period of 1.82 yr, or about 664 days.

An eccentricity of 0.377 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.98° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.4 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 0.41 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.18 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 322 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4686 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
1.489 AU
Eccentricity
0.3769
Perihelion
0.928 AU
Aphelion
2.050204 AU
Inclination
15.98°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
326.01°

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
2039-Jun-24 12:51 0.147000 AU
21990951 km
12.19 km/s
2059-Jun-21 10:09 0.181458 AU
27145784 km
9.78 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.413 km
Albedo
0.18
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.47

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46858
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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