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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 HS10

2020 HS10

2020 HS10 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.808 AU once every 2.43 yr.

Amor Observations: 66
Orbital Period · P
2.43 yr
v(q)
34.3 km/s
v(Q)
14.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
3.95
Eccentricity · e
0.4102

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.066 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.55 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.484 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.808 AU gives an orbital period of 2.43 yr, or about 888 days.

The high eccentricity (0.41) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.56° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.3 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 = 23.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 66 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5183 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
1.808 AU
Eccentricity
0.4102
Perihelion
1.066 AU
Aphelion
2.549642 AU
Inclination
5.56°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
179.58°

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
2037-Jun-09 20:18 0.205423 AU
30730798 km
10.93 km/s
2054-Jun-24 06:35 0.392968 AU
58787211 km
16.91 km/s
2059-Mar-30 12:17 0.340254 AU
50901269 km
15.22 km/s
2076-Apr-16 15:10 0.120896 AU
18085776 km
8.53 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
23.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5183
Condition
5
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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