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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 KX

2020 KX

2020 KX is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.184 AU once every 1.29 yr.

Amor Observations: 44
Orbital Period · P
1.29 yr
v(q)
30.9 km/s
v(Q)
24.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.31
Eccentricity · e
0.1206

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.041 AU) and its farthest (1.327 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.286 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.29 yr (471 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.184 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.121 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.87° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.2 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 = 26.33 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 44 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4678 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
1.184 AU
Eccentricity
0.1206
Perihelion
1.041 AU
Aphelion
1.32679 AU
Inclination
13.87°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
248.25°

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
2033-Nov-12 06:21 0.338400 AU
50623905 km
8.66 km/s
2038-Jun-07 10:10 0.149430 AU
22354397 km
10.47 km/s
2047-Jun-16 22:09 0.256501 AU
38371962 km
13.98 km/s
2051-May-05 12:58 0.226795 AU
33928116 km
14.17 km/s
2060-May-11 14:18 0.048531 AU
7260094 km
10.64 km/s
2078-May-23 20:58 0.028546 AU
4270411 km
7.47 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
26.33

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46784
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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