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NASA JPL SBDB · 2008 CL20

2008 CL20

2008 CL20 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.767 AU and a period of 0.67 yr.

Aten Observations: 50
Orbital Period · P
0.67 yr
v(q)
47.3 km/s
v(Q)
24.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
7.48
Eccentricity · e
0.3187

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.523 AU) and its farthest (1.012 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.489 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.67 yr (245 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.767 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.319 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.97° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.4 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 50 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4005 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
0.7671 AU
Eccentricity
0.3187
Perihelion
0.523 AU
Aphelion
1.011575 AU
Inclination
15.97°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
302.59°

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

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2028-Jul-17 16:51 0.496489 AU
74273650 km
20.05 km/s
2030-Jul-27 04:53 0.493695 AU
73855788 km
20.50 km/s
2032-Aug-04 13:47 0.489138 AU
73173973 km
20.66 km/s
2034-Aug-13 23:56 0.482813 AU
72227865 km
20.52 km/s
2041-Feb-11 22:25 0.360329 AU
53904459 km
22.94 km/s
2043-Feb-15 03:03 0.269358 AU
40295366 km
20.11 km/s
2045-Feb-16 19:31 0.181797 AU
27196486 km
17.38 km/s
2047-Feb-18 14:54 0.103097 AU
15423070 km
14.81 km/s
2049-Feb-18 01:39 0.052948 AU
7920886 km
12.50 km/s
2051-Feb-16 10:55 0.029589 AU
4426470 km
10.74 km/s
2053-Feb-11 12:06 0.016112 AU
2410331 km
9.76 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40054
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. 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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