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NASA JPL SBDB · 895438

895438

895438 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.632 AU once every 2.08 yr.

Amor Observations: 296
Orbital Period · P
2.08 yr
v(q)
32.1 km/s
v(Q)
16.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.49 km
TJ
4.07
Eccentricity · e
0.3094

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.127 AU) and its farthest (2.137 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.01 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.08 yr (762 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.632 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.309 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 34.03° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.9 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 = 19.32 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.49 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 296 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4881 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
1.632 AU
Eccentricity
0.3094
Perihelion
1.127 AU
Aphelion
2.136941 AU
Inclination
34.03°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
323.74°

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
19.32

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48814
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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