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NASA JPL SBDB · 613234

613234

613234 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.097 AU it takes 3.04 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 135
Orbital Period · P
3.04 yr
v(q)
49.2 km/s
v(Q)
8.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.58 km
TJ
3.34
Eccentricity · e
0.7017

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.625 AU) and its farthest (3.568 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.943 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.04 yr (1,109 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.097 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.702) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.32° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 49.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.6 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 18.94 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.58 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 135 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5279 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
2.097 AU
Eccentricity
0.7017
Perihelion
0.625 AU
Aphelion
3.568465 AU
Inclination
19.32°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
261.65°

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
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.94

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52791
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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