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NASA JPL SBDB · 90403

90403

90403 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.234 AU it takes 1.37 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 2,241
Orbital Period · P
1.37 yr
v(q)
35.7 km/s
v(Q)
20.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.99 km
TJ
5.1
Eccentricity · e
0.28

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.889 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.58 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.691 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.234 AU gives an orbital period of 1.37 yr, or about 501 days.

An eccentricity of 0.28 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.01° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.1 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 0.57 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.493 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 2,241 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3379 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
1.234 AU
Eccentricity
0.28
Perihelion
0.889 AU
Aphelion
1.57952 AU
Inclination
19.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
52.25°

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
0.572 km
Albedo
0.493
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
17.77

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.33795
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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