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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 DK2

2020 DK2

2020 DK2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.284 AU it takes 1.45 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
1.45 yr
v(q)
40.2 km/s
v(Q)
17.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.94
Eccentricity · e
0.4015

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.768 AU) and its farthest (1.8 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.032 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.45 yr (531 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.284 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.402) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.56° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.2 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 = 26.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 28 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.524 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
1.284 AU
Eccentricity
0.4015
Perihelion
0.768 AU
Aphelion
1.799526 AU
Inclination
11.56°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
80.75°

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-Aug-20 08:19 0.121667 AU
18201069 km
20.19 km/s
2039-Jan-29 07:39 0.281925 AU
42175392 km
27.13 km/s
2046-Aug-25 11:01 0.260798 AU
39014778 km
23.45 km/s
2049-Jul-30 04:29 0.093481 AU
13984490 km
8.93 km/s
2055-Feb-04 12:51 0.329604 AU
49308066 km
23.18 km/s
2065-Aug-07 08:44 0.065105 AU
9739536 km
12.54 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
26.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52399
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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