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NASA JPL SBDB · 510055

510055

510055 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.226 AU it takes 1.36 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 105
Orbital Period · P
1.36 yr
v(q)
33.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.18 km
TJ
5.15
Eccentricity · e
0.2103

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.968 AU) and its farthest (1.484 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.516 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.36 yr (496 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.226 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.21 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.79° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.7 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 0.2 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.094 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 105 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4433 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
1.226 AU
Eccentricity
0.2103
Perihelion
0.968 AU
Aphelion
1.483828 AU
Inclination
16.79°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
299.68°

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
0.2 km
Albedo
0.094
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.46

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44334
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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