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NASA JPL SBDB · 672531

672531

672531 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.016 AU once every 2.86 yr.

Amor Observations: 144
Orbital Period · P
2.86 yr
v(q)
30.5 km/s
v(Q)
14.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.63 km
TJ
3.67
Eccentricity · e
0.3567

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.297 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.735 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.438 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.016 AU gives an orbital period of 2.86 yr, or about 1,046 days.

An eccentricity of 0.357 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 21.08° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.4 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 18.74 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.63 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 144 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4106 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
2.016 AU
Eccentricity
0.3567
Perihelion
1.297 AU
Aphelion
2.735107 AU
Inclination
21.08°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
12.37°

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
18.74

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41056
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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