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2020 FV5

2020 FV5 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.508 AU once every 1.85 yr.

Amor Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
1.85 yr
v(q)
31.2 km/s
v(Q)
18.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.12 km
TJ
4.47
Eccentricity · e
0.2455

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.138 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.878 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.74 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.508 AU gives an orbital period of 1.85 yr, or about 676 days.

An eccentricity of 0.245 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.24° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.9 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 = 22.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.12 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 25 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3936 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
1.508 AU
Eccentricity
0.2455
Perihelion
1.138 AU
Aphelion
1.878214 AU
Inclination
12.24°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
67.6°

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
2033-Apr-26 01:19 0.258174 AU
38622261 km
6.23 km/s
2046-May-11 23:44 0.218597 AU
32701635 km
6.46 km/s
2059-May-21 17:29 0.223744 AU
33471644 km
8.59 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
22.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39362
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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