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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 BX13

2020 BX13

2020 BX13 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.505 AU once every 1.85 yr.

Amor Observations: 22
Orbital Period · P
1.85 yr
v(q)
30.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
4.49
Eccentricity · e
0.2342

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.152 AU) and its farthest (1.857 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.705 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.85 yr (674 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.505 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.234 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.58° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.1 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 = 23.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 22 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5227 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
1.505 AU
Eccentricity
0.2342
Perihelion
1.152 AU
Aphelion
1.857471 AU
Inclination
10.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
151.83°

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
2030-Nov-28 16:09 0.419162 AU
62705700 km
6.57 km/s
2033-Apr-16 00:20 0.368146 AU
55073925 km
4.88 km/s
2044-Jan-15 00:59 0.228451 AU
34175815 km
4.98 km/s
2054-Dec-03 16:16 0.373114 AU
55817001 km
6.37 km/s
2057-Apr-21 21:19 0.376622 AU
56341898 km
5.42 km/s
2068-Jan-21 15:46 0.229895 AU
34391788 km
4.80 km/s
2078-Dec-09 16:47 0.326007 AU
48769961 km
6.14 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
23.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52273
Condition
6
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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