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NASA JPL SBDB · 668499

668499

668499 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.583 AU once every 1.99 yr.

Amor Observations: 119
Orbital Period · P
1.99 yr
v(q)
33.2 km/s
v(Q)
16.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.12 km
TJ
4.21
Eccentricity · e
0.3274

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.065 AU) and its farthest (2.101 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.036 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.99 yr (727 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.583 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.327 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 27.76° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.9 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 22.32 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.12 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 119 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5501 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
1.583 AU
Eccentricity
0.3274
Perihelion
1.065 AU
Aphelion
2.101274 AU
Inclination
27.76°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
73.72°

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
22.32

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5501
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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