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2020 DX1

2020 DX1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.993 AU and a period of 0.99 yr.

Aten Observations: 33
Orbital Period · P
0.99 yr
v(q)
34.4 km/s
v(Q)
26 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.09
Eccentricity · e
0.1402

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.854 AU) and its farthest (1.133 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.279 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.99 yr (362 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.993 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.14 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.29° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26 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 = 26.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 33 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3127 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
0.9934 AU
Eccentricity
0.1402
Perihelion
0.854 AU
Aphelion
1.132675 AU
Inclination
11.29°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
229.28°

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
2027-Aug-18 09:44 0.086184 AU
12892923 km
7.01 km/s
2028-Aug-07 21:46 0.086996 AU
13014460 km
7.53 km/s
2029-Jul-30 18:38 0.100899 AU
15094219 km
8.45 km/s
2030-Jul-23 20:12 0.137256 AU
20533218 km
9.73 km/s
2031-Jul-17 21:42 0.187561 AU
28058691 km
11.30 km/s
2032-Jul-11 16:31 0.245137 AU
36671913 km
13.06 km/s
2033-Jul-06 22:46 0.306482 AU
45849047 km
14.93 km/s
2034-Jul-02 14:19 0.370127 AU
55370192 km
16.88 km/s
2035-Jun-28 14:50 0.435121 AU
65093162 km
18.89 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
26.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.31272
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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