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2020 HX3

2020 HX3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.064 AU it takes 1.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 82
Orbital Period · P
1.10 yr
v(q)
48.2 km/s
v(Q)
17.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.69
Eccentricity · e
0.4718

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.562 AU) and its farthest (1.566 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.004 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.10 yr (401 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.064 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.472) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 0.63° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 48.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.3 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 = 27.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 82 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.426 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
1.064 AU
Eccentricity
0.4718
Perihelion
0.562 AU
Aphelion
1.565995 AU
Inclination
0.63°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
151.89°

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
2031-Apr-20 07:26 0.125326 AU
18748545 km
19.19 km/s
2032-Mar-31 21:41 0.396634 AU
59335603 km
10.37 km/s
2032-Jun-30 22:03 0.382283 AU
57188784 km
14.02 km/s
2033-Sep-06 13:16 0.436824 AU
65347874 km
17.99 km/s
2034-Dec-06 12:56 0.076994 AU
11518120 km
12.43 km/s
2042-Apr-15 06:01 0.248210 AU
37131706 km
22.71 km/s
2043-Apr-13 08:38 0.324055 AU
48477903 km
9.34 km/s
2043-Jun-12 14:55 0.330601 AU
49457133 km
10.58 km/s
2044-Aug-24 07:49 0.447881 AU
67002103 km
18.68 km/s
2045-Dec-06 20:19 0.210400 AU
31475451 km
9.20 km/s
2046-Dec-25 19:30 0.395397 AU
59150535 km
27.41 km/s
2053-Apr-10 22:07 0.342672 AU
51262939 km
25.68 km/s
2054-Apr-25 02:06 0.242763 AU
36316888 km
8.81 km/s
2055-Aug-15 22:14 0.449344 AU
67220908 km
18.73 km/s
2056-Nov-02 15:45 0.289749 AU
43345848 km
8.82 km/s
2056-Dec-16 03:14 0.277884 AU
41570811 km
9.04 km/s
2057-Dec-22 03:32 0.306072 AU
45787660 km
24.88 km/s
2064-Apr-07 21:18 0.400304 AU
59884660 km
27.68 km/s
2065-Apr-29 10:24 0.176159 AU
26353069 km
9.74 km/s
2066-Aug-09 12:59 0.447954 AU
67013029 km
18.55 km/s
2067-Oct-21 19:18 0.325567 AU
48704138 km
11.19 km/s
2067-Dec-23 06:23 0.319793 AU
47840336 km
9.51 km/s
2068-Dec-19 19:24 0.256570 AU
38382288 km
23.36 km/s
2075-Apr-07 07:24 0.435979 AU
65221598 km
28.66 km/s
2076-Apr-29 12:15 0.150570 AU
22524991 km
10.53 km/s
2077-Aug-06 02:14 0.445938 AU
66711439 km
18.39 km/s
2078-Oct-16 13:32 0.344907 AU
51597365 km
12.13 km/s
2078-Dec-26 03:19 0.345437 AU
51676628 km
9.79 km/s
2079-Dec-19 09:23 0.235852 AU
35282991 km
22.49 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
27.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42603
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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