Key Facts

Overview

Jamesalbers is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Jamesalbers as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Jamesalbers orbits the sun every 2,080 days (5.69 years), coming as close as 2.68 AU and reaching as far as 3.70 AU from the sun. Jamesalbers is about 15.0 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Baltimore.

The rotation of Jamesalbers has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 9.16 hours.

No Close Approaches

Jamesalbers's orbit is 1.69 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Jamesalbers's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 26, 1976. It was last officially observed on July 1, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,358 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.193 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1594
  • Inclination: 19.23°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 55.46°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 217.4°
  • Mean Anomaly: 99.94°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 15.03700 km
  • Magnitude: 11.72
  • Albedo: 0.221

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 2,080 days (5.69 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 16.70 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.70 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 2.68 AU
  • Rotation Period: 9.16 hours

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