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NASA JPL SBDB · 780896

780896

780896 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.437 AU once every 1.72 yr.

Amor Observations: 376
Orbital Period · P
1.72 yr
v(q)
31.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.6 km
TJ
4.48
Eccentricity · e
0.2459

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.084 AU) and its farthest (1.79 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.706 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.72 yr (629 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.437 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.246 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 32.55° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.3 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 = 18.86 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.6 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 376 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4006 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
1.437 AU
Eccentricity
0.2459
Perihelion
1.084 AU
Aphelion
1.790358 AU
Inclination
32.55°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
286.0°

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
18.86

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40056
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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