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NASA JPL SBDB · 679655

679655

679655 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.49 AU it takes 1.82 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 98
Orbital Period · P
1.82 yr
v(q)
63.9 km/s
v(Q)
9.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.34 km
TJ
4.2
Eccentricity · e
0.7456

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.379 AU) and its farthest (2.601 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.222 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.82 yr (664 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.49 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.746) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 4.63° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 63.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.3 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 = 20.11 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.34 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 98 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.7365 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
1.49 AU
Eccentricity
0.7456
Perihelion
0.379 AU
Aphelion
2.600944 AU
Inclination
4.63°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
206.52°

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
2029-Feb-26 20:34 0.036493 AU
5459333 km
24.59 km/s
2032-Jul-13 08:37 0.155003 AU
23188094 km
20.46 km/s
2040-Jan-01 13:00 0.494288 AU
73944421 km
20.37 km/s
2043-Jun-21 01:32 0.352950 AU
52800535 km
35.42 km/s
2049-Mar-02 03:10 0.073063 AU
10930085 km
26.68 km/s
2052-Jul-16 20:12 0.228681 AU
34210179 km
18.35 km/s
2060-Jan-19 10:45 0.432843 AU
64752348 km
14.73 km/s
2060-Feb-10 18:25 0.435166 AU
65099843 km
12.44 km/s
2063-Jun-26 01:41 0.252413 AU
37760480 km
32.29 km/s
2069-Mar-07 16:23 0.186922 AU
27963128 km
30.34 km/s
2072-Jul-22 16:14 0.353444 AU
52874475 km
14.81 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
20.11

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.73645
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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