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NASA JPL SBDB · 523662

523662

523662 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.057 AU it takes 2.95 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 216
Orbital Period · P
2.95 yr
v(q)
36.6 km/s
v(Q)
11.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.25 km
TJ
3.59
Eccentricity · e
0.5124

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.003 AU) and its farthest (3.111 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.108 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.95 yr (1,078 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.057 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.512) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.19° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.8 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 20.77 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.25 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 216 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3475 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
2.057 AU
Eccentricity
0.5124
Perihelion
1.003 AU
Aphelion
3.111007 AU
Inclination
11.19°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
264.21°

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
2071-Aug-13 17:17 0.424738 AU
63539893 km
19.10 km/s
2074-Jul-25 23:33 0.237330 AU
35504107 km
12.99 km/s
2077-Jun-16 08:20 0.062935 AU
9415016 km
9.24 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
20.77

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34749
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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