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NASA JPL SBDB · 52750

52750

52750 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.427 AU it takes 1.70 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 2,567
Orbital Period · P
1.70 yr
v(q)
44.7 km/s
v(Q)
13.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
1.65 km
TJ
4.52
Eccentricity · e
0.5249

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.678 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.176 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.498 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.427 AU gives an orbital period of 1.70 yr, or about 623 days.

The high eccentricity (0.525) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.17° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.9 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 1.06 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.471 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 2,567 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3804 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
1.427 AU
Eccentricity
0.5249
Perihelion
0.678 AU
Aphelion
2.176032 AU
Inclination
11.17°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
213.87°

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
2027-Apr-04 02:46 0.162680 AU
24336635 km
14.92 km/s
2033-Oct-20 08:43 0.181469 AU
27147341 km
15.75 km/s
2056-Mar-20 11:14 0.196208 AU
29352272 km
13.05 km/s
2073-Apr-13 13:30 0.192747 AU
28834477 km
18.06 km/s
2079-Oct-25 22:29 0.187366 AU
28029567 km
13.55 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
1.059 km
Albedo
0.471
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
16.67

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38041
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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