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NASA JPL SBDB · 859642

859642

859642 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.504 AU once every 3.96 yr.

Amor Observations: 1,042
Orbital Period · P
3.96 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
10.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.55 km
TJ
3.25
Eccentricity · e
0.5301

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.177 AU) and its farthest (3.831 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.654 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.96 yr (1,447 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.504 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.53) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.53° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.4 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 = 19.07 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.55 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 1,042 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3955 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
2.504 AU
Eccentricity
0.5301
Perihelion
1.177 AU
Aphelion
3.83137 AU
Inclination
6.53°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
48.41°

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
19.07

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39547
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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