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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 GO220

2016 GO220

2016 GO220 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 3.122 AU once every 5.52 yr.

Amor Observations: 171
Orbital Period · P
5.52 yr
v(q)
33.4 km/s
v(Q)
8.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
1.23 km
TJ
2.84
Eccentricity · e
0.5945

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.266 AU) and its farthest (4.978 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.712 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 5.52 yr (2,015 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 3.122 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.595) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.71° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.5 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 17.31 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 1.23 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 171 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3745 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
3.122 AU
Eccentricity
0.5945
Perihelion
1.266 AU
Aphelion
4.978029 AU
Inclination
19.71°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
254.51°

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
2033-Jun-07 07:33 0.454461 AU
67986325 km
10.08 km/s
2044-Jun-07 02:46 0.305382 AU
45684521 km
11.93 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
17.31

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37447
Condition
0
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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