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NASA JPL SBDB · 837253

837253

837253 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.121 AU it takes 1.19 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 157
Orbital Period · P
1.19 yr
v(q)
41.1 km/s
v(Q)
19.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
5.44
Eccentricity · e
0.3619

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.716 AU) and its farthest (1.527 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.811 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.19 yr (434 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.121 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.362 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 23.42° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.3 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 = 21.67 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 157 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3296 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
1.121 AU
Eccentricity
0.3619
Perihelion
0.716 AU
Aphelion
1.52669 AU
Inclination
23.42°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
109.4°

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
2043-Sep-19 00:46 0.020767 AU
3106659 km
15.58 km/s
2045-Mar-27 08:16 0.184291 AU
27569597 km
20.06 km/s
2051-Mar-11 17:45 0.152494 AU
22812722 km
13.53 km/s
2062-Sep-25 14:59 0.173718 AU
25987803 km
13.08 km/s
2068-Sep-10 10:29 0.158764 AU
23750799 km
19.33 km/s
2070-Mar-19 04:59 0.025259 AU
3778667 km
16.15 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
21.67

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.3296
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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