Asteroid · 99942

Apophis

A target for close-encounter science

Apophis will make a close Earth flyby in 2029. OSIRIS-APEX and ESA’s Ramses mission are intended to study the asteroid around this encounter.

99942 Apophis · spacecraft or telescope observation
Apophis appears as an unresolved point in these annotated observations. NASA/JPL-Caltech and NSF/AUI/GBO · Image source ↗

Measurements

Effective diameter
0.34 km
Semimajor axis
0.922 AU
Orbital period
323.555 Earth days
Orbit, physical values and uncertainties
eccentricity
.1911492279663492 ± 1.8376E-9
semi-major axis
.9223592206975018 au ± 1.5667E-9
perihelion distance
.7460509677535309 au ± 2.8517E-9
inclination; angle with respect to x-y ecliptic plane
3.340996879880978 deg ± 9.903E-8
longitude of the ascending node
203.8936514240762 deg ± 3.0657E-6
argument of perihelion
126.6795706895841 deg ± 3.3086E-6
mean anomaly
175.3304026592739 deg ± 5.2809E-7
time of perihelion passage
2461042.919201488142 TDB ± 7.0729E-7
sidereal orbital period
323.5553366891694 d ± 8.244E-7
mean motion
1.112638115271892 deg/d ± 2.8349E-9
aphelion distance
1.098667473641473 au ± 1.8662E-9
absolute magnitude
19.09 ± 0.19
magnitude slope
0.24 ± 0.11
diameter
0.34 km ± 0.04
rotation period
30.56 h ± 0.01
geometric albedo
0.35 ± 0.10
thermal inertia
50-500 J/m^2/s^0.5/K
SMASSII spectral type
Sq

Published JPL orbital elements describe their stated epoch; they are not current positions. Small-body diameters can be effective/model-dependent sizes, not spherical shapes. Missing measurements remain unavailable. Pluto’s diameter uses the New Horizons reference rather than an empty SBDB field. Orbital epoch: JD 2461200.5 TDB.

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Missions & milestones

2 launches · 8 connected events

These are target-related flights and every connected programme record in the production catalogue. A connected event may concern another stage or target of the same journey. Launch outcome does not establish arrival or current operation.

TARGET-RELATED FLIGHT · UPCOMING

DESTINY+ & RAMSES

April 20, 2028 · time to be confirmed

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-Rex science results media call

January 29, 2025 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-REx Sample Reveal Press Conference

October 11, 2023 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-Rex Postlanding news conference

September 24, 2023 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-Rex Sample Return

September 24, 2023 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-Rex Prelanding media call

September 22, 2023 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-Rex Departure from Asteroid Bennu

May 10, 2021 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-Rex Matchpoint rehearsal activities

August 11, 2020 · UTC

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CONNECTED EVENT

OSIRIS-Rex Sample Collection Site Announcement

December 12, 2019 · UTC

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TARGET-RELATED FLIGHT

OSIRIS-REx

September 8, 2016 · UTC

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Complete source cohort: 9,386 records.

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