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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 BN2

2020 BN2

2020 BN2 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.383 AU once every 3.68 yr.

Amor Observations: 46
Orbital Period · P
3.68 yr
v(q)
36.7 km/s
v(Q)
10.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
3.2
Eccentricity · e
0.5666

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.033 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.733 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.7 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.383 AU gives an orbital period of 3.68 yr, or about 1,344 days.

The high eccentricity (0.567) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 23.94° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.1 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 = 21.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 46 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3961 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
2.383 AU
Eccentricity
0.5666
Perihelion
1.033 AU
Aphelion
3.733208 AU
Inclination
23.94°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
247.42°

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
21.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39611
Condition
6
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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