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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 KD3

2020 KD3

2020 KD3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.352 AU it takes 1.57 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 33
Orbital Period · P
1.57 yr
v(q)
35.7 km/s
v(Q)
18.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.81
Eccentricity · e
0.3194

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.92 AU) and its farthest (1.784 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.864 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.57 yr (574 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.352 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.319 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.78° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.4 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 = 26.4 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 33 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4423 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
1.352 AU
Eccentricity
0.3194
Perihelion
0.92 AU
Aphelion
1.783829 AU
Inclination
3.78°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
275.18°

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-Jun-01 05:21 0.016560 AU
2477342 km
7.11 km/s
2031-Oct-14 19:42 0.352431 AU
52722896 km
4.46 km/s
2061-Apr-30 17:01 0.173010 AU
25881949 km
18.55 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
26.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4423
Condition
6
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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