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NASA JPL SBDB · 513126

513126

513126 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.786 AU it takes 2.39 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 257
Orbital Period · P
2.39 yr
v(q)
43.4 km/s
v(Q)
11.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
3.85
Eccentricity · e
0.5825

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.746 AU) and its farthest (2.826 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.08 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.39 yr (872 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.786 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.583) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.35° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.4 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.71 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 257 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4744 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
1.786 AU
Eccentricity
0.5825
Perihelion
0.746 AU
Aphelion
2.826345 AU
Inclination
9.35°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
213.68°

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

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2029-Sep-01 22:50 0.100240 AU
14995758 km
13.29 km/s
2037-Jan-31 00:13 0.251254 AU
37587033 km
22.89 km/s
2041-Aug-08 11:00 0.266249 AU
39830291 km
23.52 km/s
2049-Jan-05 11:30 0.159348 AU
23838173 km
11.88 km/s
2060-Oct-19 07:12 0.266622 AU
39886096 km
12.96 km/s
2068-Feb-13 00:53 0.497340 AU
74400939 km
30.37 km/s
2072-Aug-23 00:03 0.025699 AU
3844535 km
16.47 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
21.71

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47442
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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