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NASA JPL SBDB · 523632

523632

523632 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.189 AU once every 1.30 yr.

Amor Observations: 341
Orbital Period · P
1.30 yr
v(q)
29.7 km/s
v(Q)
25.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.18 km
TJ
5.31
Eccentricity · e
0.0835

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.09 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.288 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.198 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.189 AU gives an orbital period of 1.30 yr, or about 474 days.

With e = 0.084, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.8° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.1 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

The measured diameter is 0.31 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.042 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 341 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4699 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
1.189 AU
Eccentricity
0.0835
Perihelion
1.09 AU
Aphelion
1.288281 AU
Inclination
10.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
202.9°

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
0.309 km
Albedo
0.042
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.51

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46993
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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