Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.219 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.258 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.039 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.739 AU gives an orbital period of 0.64 yr, or about 232 days.
The high eccentricity (0.703) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.
The orbital plane is tilted 12.6° relative to the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 83.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.5 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
The measured diameter is 0.59 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.
A geometric albedo of 0.32 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 2,132 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.389 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2028-Feb-16 12:19 | 0.124015 AU 18552337 km |
19.43 km/s |
| 2032-Apr-07 22:55 | 0.075502 AU 11295001 km |
20.84 km/s |
| 2035-Feb-17 10:56 | 0.143872 AU 21522886 km |
17.81 km/s |
| 2039-Apr-07 08:52 | 0.125147 AU 18721701 km |
23.25 km/s |
| 2042-Feb-20 16:24 | 0.183170 AU 27401795 km |
16.72 km/s |
| 2046-Apr-04 19:45 | 0.197612 AU 29562362 km |
25.99 km/s |
| 2051-Apr-01 21:11 | 0.192714 AU 28829575 km |
16.41 km/s |
| 2058-Apr-06 00:17 | 0.143445 AU 21459049 km |
17.10 km/s |
| 2061-Feb-16 22:55 | 0.151007 AU 22590378 km |
22.39 km/s |
| 2065-Apr-08 03:33 | 0.094122 AU 14080521 km |
18.44 km/s |
| 2068-Feb-16 18:11 | 0.123913 AU 18537167 km |
20.14 km/s |
| 2072-Apr-08 09:03 | 0.071879 AU 10752969 km |
20.12 km/s |
| 2075-Feb-17 01:31 | 0.132866 AU 19876530 km |
18.35 km/s |
| 2079-Apr-08 05:49 | 0.103633 AU 15503256 km |
22.33 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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