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NASA JPL SBDB · 512245

512245

512245 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.982 AU and a period of 0.97 yr.

Aten Observations: 1,882
Orbital Period · P
0.97 yr
v(q)
36.8 km/s
v(Q)
24.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.37 km
TJ
6.14
Eccentricity · e
0.2003

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.785 AU) and its farthest (1.179 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.394 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.97 yr (355 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.982 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.2 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.18° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.5 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 = 19.91 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.37 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 1,882 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.306 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
0.982 AU
Eccentricity
0.2003
Perihelion
0.785 AU
Aphelion
1.178695 AU
Inclination
9.18°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
353.22°

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
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.91

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.30605
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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