(2021 VU12)
Gate C2. Data: NASA/JPL-Caltech, presented by Arrivals.earth.
Object
- Designation
- 2021 VU12
- Kind
- asteroid
- Orbit class
- APO
- Gate
- C2
- Classification
- SOLAR
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 24.27
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity (e)
- 0.1479
- Semi-major axis (au)
- 1.005
- Perihelion distance (au)
- 0.856
- Inclination (deg)
- 17.55
- Ascending node (deg)
- 224.57
- Argument of perihelion (deg)
- 301.56
- Mean anomaly (deg)
- 97.32
- Epoch (JD)
- 2461200.5
- Period (days)
- 368
- Earth MOID (au)
- 0.0676
- Observation arc (days)
- 1442
- Observations used
- 60
- First observed
- 2021-11-12
- Last observed
- 2025-10-24
Close approaches to Earth
| Time (UTC, 3-sigma uncertainty applies) | Distance (au) | Relative velocity (km/s) |
|---|
| 2026-11-03 10:18:00 | 0.1584 | 9.14 |
| 2026-11-03 10:18:00 | 0.1584 | 9.14 |
JPL Small-Body Database record