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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 AC3

2020 AC3

2020 AC3 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.638 AU once every 4.28 yr.

Amor Observations: 64
Orbital Period · P
4.28 yr
v(q)
36.3 km/s
v(Q)
9.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.37 km
TJ
3.01
Eccentricity · e
0.5939

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.071 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 4.205 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 3.134 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.638 AU gives an orbital period of 4.28 yr, or about 1,565 days.

The high eccentricity (0.594) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 25.16° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.3 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 = 19.89 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.37 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 64 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4905 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
2.638 AU
Eccentricity
0.5939
Perihelion
1.071 AU
Aphelion
4.204708 AU
Inclination
25.16°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
162.84°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.89

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49055
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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