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NASA JPL SBDB · 673677

673677

673677 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.526 AU it takes 1.89 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 237
Orbital Period · P
1.89 yr
v(q)
37.5 km/s
v(Q)
15.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.56 km
TJ
4.36
Eccentricity · e
0.4158

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.891 AU) and its farthest (2.161 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.27 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.89 yr (689 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.526 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.416) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.36° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.5 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 = 19 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.56 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 237 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5854 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
1.526 AU
Eccentricity
0.4158
Perihelion
0.891 AU
Aphelion
2.160511 AU
Inclination
15.36°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
168.81°

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
2038-Oct-07 07:21 0.137072 AU
20505736 km
11.56 km/s
2070-Nov-13 07:02 0.117452 AU
17570496 km
13.56 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
19.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58535
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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