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NASA JPL SBDB · 667303

667303

667303 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.058 AU it takes 1.09 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 249
Orbital Period · P
1.09 yr
v(q)
41.6 km/s
v(Q)
20.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.17 km
TJ
5.76
Eccentricity · e
0.3467

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.691 AU) and its farthest (1.425 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.734 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.09 yr (397 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.058 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.347 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.62° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.2 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 = 21.55 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.17 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 249 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5387 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
1.058 AU
Eccentricity
0.3467
Perihelion
0.691 AU
Aphelion
1.424809 AU
Inclination
3.62°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
120.0°

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
2033-Jul-03 12:57 0.144228 AU
21576147 km
14.24 km/s
2058-Jul-07 16:02 0.195293 AU
29215346 km
5.67 km/s
2058-Aug-03 11:59 0.195985 AU
29318875 km
5.78 km/s
2061-Feb-04 18:20 0.137511 AU
20571324 km
14.14 km/s
2070-Jul-13 22:29 0.121973 AU
18246938 km
7.35 km/s
2073-Feb-01 06:27 0.075367 AU
11274780 km
11.70 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
21.55

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53875
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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