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2020 AH3

2020 AH3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.947 AU and a period of 0.92 yr.

Aten Observations: 44
Orbital Period · P
0.92 yr
v(q)
32.8 km/s
v(Q)
28.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
6.25
Eccentricity · e
0.0686

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.882 AU) and its farthest (1.012 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.13 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.92 yr (337 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.947 AU.

With e = 0.069, the orbit is close to circular.

A steep inclination of 27.67° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 28.6 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 = 24.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 44 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3835 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
0.9473 AU
Eccentricity
0.0686
Perihelion
0.882 AU
Aphelion
1.012285 AU
Inclination
27.67°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
130.15°

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
2031-Jan-17 00:02 0.287008 AU
42935825 km
19.08 km/s
2031-Aug-03 05:57 0.260332 AU
38945108 km
16.13 km/s
2032-Jan-10 00:23 0.029788 AU
4456174 km
14.29 km/s
2032-Jun-24 04:55 0.157996 AU
23635896 km
16.32 km/s
2043-Jan-15 02:52 0.194564 AU
29106303 km
17.29 km/s
2044-Jan-09 02:58 0.043215 AU
6464848 km
14.86 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
24.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38353
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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