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NASA JPL SBDB · 523637

523637

523637 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.349 AU it takes 1.57 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 107
Orbital Period · P
1.57 yr
v(q)
37.8 km/s
v(Q)
17.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.44 km
TJ
4.66
Eccentricity · e
0.3709

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.849 AU) and its farthest (1.849 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.57 yr (572 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.349 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.371 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 31.87° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.4 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

The measured diameter is 0.6 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.059 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 107 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4811 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
1.349 AU
Eccentricity
0.3709
Perihelion
0.849 AU
Aphelion
1.849344 AU
Inclination
31.87°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
122.56°

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
0.602 km
Albedo
0.059
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.53

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48109
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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