Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.792 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.234 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.442 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.013 AU gives an orbital period of 1.02 yr, or about 372 days.
An eccentricity of 0.218 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
A steep inclination of 24.02° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.7 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
The measured diameter is 0.38 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.
Its geometric albedo of 0.032 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 158 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4812 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2061-Feb-07 19:25 | 0.497681 AU 74452074 km |
25.38 km/s |
| 2062-Feb-14 00:02 | 0.385157 AU 57618606 km |
22.37 km/s |
| 2063-Feb-20 10:00 | 0.272510 AU 40766908 km |
19.57 km/s |
| 2064-Feb-27 05:29 | 0.164107 AU 24550072 km |
17.05 km/s |
| 2065-Mar-05 13:38 | 0.083120 AU 12434644 km |
15.05 km/s |
| 2066-Mar-13 20:51 | 0.115037 AU 17209315 km |
13.71 km/s |
| 2067-Mar-24 04:45 | 0.212731 AU 31824040 km |
13.16 km/s |
| 2068-Apr-06 18:41 | 0.316420 AU 47335687 km |
13.26 km/s |
| 2068-Oct-09 16:21 | 0.469703 AU 70266633 km |
11.90 km/s |
| 2069-May-03 12:40 | 0.408422 AU 61099106 km |
12.38 km/s |
| 2069-Sep-21 17:12 | 0.379077 AU 56709146 km |
12.33 km/s |
| 2070-Sep-13 16:26 | 0.275093 AU 41153363 km |
12.09 km/s |
| 2071-Sep-11 16:20 | 0.165925 AU 24822002 km |
12.26 km/s |
| 2072-Sep-11 20:31 | 0.057512 AU 8603610 km |
13.22 km/s |
| 2073-Sep-14 11:37 | 0.059763 AU 8940364 km |
14.82 km/s |
| 2074-Sep-18 01:11 | 0.170120 AU 25449563 km |
17.02 km/s |
| 2075-Sep-22 03:59 | 0.282842 AU 42312620 km |
19.59 km/s |
| 2076-Sep-25 12:55 | 0.395462 AU 59160291 km |
22.41 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
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