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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 FL2

2020 FL2

2020 FL2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.318 AU it takes 1.51 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 147
Orbital Period · P
1.51 yr
v(q)
52.7 km/s
v(Q)
12.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.74
Eccentricity · e
0.609

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.515 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.121 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.606 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.318 AU gives an orbital period of 1.51 yr, or about 553 days.

The high eccentricity (0.609) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.96° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 52.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 12.8 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 = 26.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 147 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.2718 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
1.318 AU
Eccentricity
0.609
Perihelion
0.515 AU
Aphelion
2.120662 AU
Inclination
6.96°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
3.91°

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
2029-Mar-22 12:11 0.425370 AU
63634425 km
10.46 km/s
2029-May-20 20:58 0.396436 AU
59306007 km
16.70 km/s
2032-Jun-09 13:06 0.459222 AU
68698626 km
20.60 km/s
2053-Oct-23 03:45 0.064516 AU
9651456 km
17.90 km/s
2056-Oct-31 10:01 0.064859 AU
9702717 km
23.12 km/s
2059-Nov-09 05:55 0.141856 AU
21221356 km
28.50 km/s
2062-Nov-17 03:38 0.321140 AU
48041807 km
33.94 km/s
2067-Mar-04 00:13 0.321256 AU
48059244 km
33.68 km/s
2070-Mar-12 05:08 0.154366 AU
23092890 km
27.96 km/s
2073-Mar-20 06:49 0.002407 AU
360044 km
22.28 km/s
2076-Mar-28 06:54 0.059623 AU
8919538 km
16.94 km/s
2079-Apr-09 02:31 0.287453 AU
43002286 km
11.51 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
26.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.27179
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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