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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 HV8

2020 HV8

2020 HV8 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.234 AU it takes 1.37 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 15
Orbital Period · P
1.37 yr
v(q)
36.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.1
Eccentricity · e
0.307

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.855 AU) and its farthest (1.613 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.758 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.37 yr (501 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.234 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.307 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.76° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.5 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 = 27.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 15 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3942 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.234 AU
Eccentricity
0.307
Perihelion
0.855 AU
Aphelion
1.612838 AU
Inclination
16.76°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458968.5
Mean Anomaly
43.15°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
27.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39419
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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