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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 KV1

2020 KV1

2020 KV1 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.54 AU once every 1.91 yr.

Amor Observations: 45
Orbital Period · P
1.91 yr
v(q)
33.8 km/s
v(Q)
17.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.41
Eccentricity · e
0.3285

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.034 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.046 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.012 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.54 AU gives an orbital period of 1.91 yr, or about 698 days.

An eccentricity of 0.329 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.73° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.1 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 = 26.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 45 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.476 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
1.54 AU
Eccentricity
0.3285
Perihelion
1.034 AU
Aphelion
2.04589 AU
Inclination
2.73°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
60.84°

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
2062-Mar-03 13:06 0.448080 AU
67031862 km
4.19 km/s
2062-Jul-10 19:14 0.346750 AU
51873023 km
14.92 km/s
2064-Apr-18 22:21 0.097579 AU
14597666 km
7.94 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
26.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.476
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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