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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 MJ4

2020 MJ4

2020 MJ4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.053 AU it takes 1.08 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
1.08 yr
v(q)
34.9 km/s
v(Q)
24.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
5.82
Eccentricity · e
0.1835

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.86 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.246 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.386 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.053 AU gives an orbital period of 1.08 yr, or about 395 days.

An eccentricity of 0.183 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.6° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.1 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 = 24 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 23 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.9208 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
1.053 AU
Eccentricity
0.1835
Perihelion
0.86 AU
Aphelion
1.246225 AU
Inclination
7.6°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
263.7°

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-Dec-10 21:38 0.146158 AU
21864925 km
11.36 km/s
2032-Oct-22 07:11 0.208983 AU
31263470 km
5.85 km/s
2034-Jun-24 23:31 0.251961 AU
37692881 km
14.61 km/s
2044-Dec-01 15:03 0.322609 AU
48261650 km
17.92 km/s
2047-Jun-11 20:50 0.049197 AU
7359750 km
8.70 km/s
2058-Dec-13 19:47 0.068161 AU
10196758 km
7.59 km/s
2061-Jul-01 16:23 0.383127 AU
57314987 km
18.36 km/s
2071-Dec-06 19:20 0.266648 AU
39890020 km
14.61 km/s
2072-Nov-11 09:46 0.160806 AU
24056268 km
5.45 km/s
2073-Aug-16 13:24 0.253887 AU
37980943 km
4.88 km/s
2074-Jun-18 12:09 0.170577 AU
25517935 km
11.37 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
24.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.92079
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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