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NASA JPL SBDB · 750500

750500

750500 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.243 AU it takes 1.39 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 231
Orbital Period · P
1.39 yr
v(q)
37.6 km/s
v(Q)
19 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.19 km
TJ
5.1
Eccentricity · e
0.3292

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.834 AU) and its farthest (1.652 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.818 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.39 yr (506 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.243 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.329 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.09° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19 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

The measured diameter is 0.24 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.091 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 231 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5383 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
1.243 AU
Eccentricity
0.3292
Perihelion
0.834 AU
Aphelion
1.652196 AU
Inclination
6.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
172.9°

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
2028-May-19 12:35 0.086474 AU
12936261 km
11.94 km/s
2039-Sep-17 00:02 0.165498 AU
24758214 km
7.28 km/s
2046-May-29 14:51 0.076084 AU
11382063 km
8.19 km/s
2057-Oct-24 01:54 0.018877 AU
2823951 km
10.16 km/s
2071-May-29 16:17 0.071946 AU
10763012 km
8.35 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.242 km
Albedo
0.091
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.38

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5383
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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