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NASA JPL SBDB · 54401

54401

54401 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.711 AU once every 2.24 yr.

Amor Observations: 1,218
Orbital Period · P
2.24 yr
v(q)
29.8 km/s
v(Q)
17.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
1.28 km
TJ
4.09
Eccentricity · e
0.2624

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.262 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.16 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.898 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.711 AU gives an orbital period of 2.24 yr, or about 817 days.

An eccentricity of 0.262 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.95° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.4 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 1.19 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.181 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 1,218 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5102 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
1.711 AU
Eccentricity
0.2624
Perihelion
1.262 AU
Aphelion
2.159966 AU
Inclination
18.95°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
201.24°

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
1.189 km
Albedo
0.181
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
17.22

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51021
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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