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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 HT3

2020 HT3

2020 HT3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.035 AU it takes 1.05 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 219
Orbital Period · P
1.05 yr
v(q)
33.7 km/s
v(Q)
25.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.91
Eccentricity · e
0.1397

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.89 AU) and its farthest (1.18 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.29 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.05 yr (385 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.035 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.14 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.47° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.4 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 = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 219 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3509 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
1.035 AU
Eccentricity
0.1397
Perihelion
0.89 AU
Aphelion
1.179589 AU
Inclination
5.47°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
9.64°

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-Oct-18 01:36 0.303744 AU
45439464 km
13.26 km/s
2038-Oct-28 21:03 0.026795 AU
4008419 km
4.24 km/s
2039-Jul-29 01:04 0.192561 AU
28806673 km
3.95 km/s
2040-Apr-15 02:39 0.006945 AU
1039026 km
4.51 km/s
2041-May-02 00:27 0.259306 AU
38791667 km
12.32 km/s
2059-Oct-12 14:53 0.197979 AU
29617256 km
14.37 km/s
2060-Oct-24 03:30 0.017284 AU
2585653 km
6.08 km/s
2063-Apr-24 09:45 0.043477 AU
6504080 km
7.60 km/s
2064-May-08 02:34 0.360663 AU
53954483 km
15.57 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
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35091
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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