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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 KT6

2020 KT6

2020 KT6 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.255 AU once every 3.39 yr.

Amor Observations: 17
Orbital Period · P
3.39 yr
v(q)
36.3 km/s
v(Q)
10.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
3.39
Eccentricity · e
0.5407

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.036 AU) and its farthest (3.474 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.438 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.39 yr (1,237 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.255 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.541) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.11° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.8 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 = 26.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 17 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3792 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
2.255 AU
Eccentricity
0.5407
Perihelion
1.036 AU
Aphelion
3.474278 AU
Inclination
13.11°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458999.5
Mean Anomaly
358.68°

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
26.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37923
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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