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NASA JPL SBDB · 884385

884385

884385 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.019 AU it takes 2.87 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 315
Orbital Period · P
2.87 yr
v(q)
48.9 km/s
v(Q)
9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.99 km
TJ
3.26
Eccentricity · e
0.6896

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.627 AU) and its farthest (3.411 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.784 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.87 yr (1,048 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.019 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.69) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 41.34° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 48.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9 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 = 17.77 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.99 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 315 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4206 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
2.019 AU
Eccentricity
0.6896
Perihelion
0.627 AU
Aphelion
3.411302 AU
Inclination
41.34°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
62.38°

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
2045-Dec-02 05:40 0.141147 AU
21115289 km
30.68 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
17.77

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42062
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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