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2020 GU1

2020 GU1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.103 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 45
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
34.6 km/s
v(Q)
23.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.62
Eccentricity · e
0.1948

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.888 AU) and its farthest (1.318 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.43 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (423 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.103 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.195 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.58° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.3 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 = 27 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 45 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3673 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
1.103 AU
Eccentricity
0.1948
Perihelion
0.888 AU
Aphelion
1.317864 AU
Inclination
6.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
59.67°

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-Mar-28 10:02 0.275215 AU
41171506 km
15.44 km/s
2028-Jan-03 09:09 0.355337 AU
53157633 km
6.99 km/s
2028-Sep-26 19:54 0.172086 AU
25743688 km
12.39 km/s
2035-Feb-09 13:00 0.280994 AU
42036122 km
6.00 km/s
2035-Sep-16 08:55 0.051385 AU
7687013 km
4.54 km/s
2042-Nov-18 14:01 0.278024 AU
41591808 km
6.29 km/s
2049-Apr-01 03:41 0.157925 AU
23625221 km
12.64 km/s
2049-Dec-22 15:37 0.354626 AU
53051361 km
7.03 km/s
2050-Oct-01 09:28 0.261828 AU
39168915 km
15.26 km/s
2056-Mar-19 11:50 0.476303 AU
71253981 km
20.98 km/s
2057-Jan-25 06:05 0.331723 AU
49625043 km
6.53 km/s
2057-Sep-19 09:35 0.043512 AU
6509368 km
7.16 km/s
2064-Mar-06 08:12 0.232508 AU
34782644 km
4.81 km/s
2064-Jun-30 10:29 0.166962 AU
24977110 km
5.27 km/s
2064-Oct-19 16:06 0.211988 AU
31712954 km
4.99 km/s
2071-Apr-12 14:27 0.016127 AU
2412611 km
6.79 km/s
2071-Nov-27 21:00 0.316498 AU
47347372 km
6.60 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
27.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36733
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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