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2020 BO8

2020 BO8 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.954 AU and a period of 0.93 yr.

Aten Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
0.93 yr
v(q)
40.2 km/s
v(Q)
23.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
6.17
Eccentricity · e
0.2687

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.698 AU) and its farthest (1.211 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.513 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.93 yr (340 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.954 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.269 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 30.16° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.1 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 = 23.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4557 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
0.9542 AU
Eccentricity
0.2687
Perihelion
0.698 AU
Aphelion
1.210594 AU
Inclination
30.16°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
176.35°

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
23.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45573
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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