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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 OP

2020 OP

2020 OP is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.828 AU and a period of 0.75 yr.

Aten Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
0.75 yr
v(q)
50.6 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
6.92
Eccentricity · e
0.4102

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.488 AU) and its farthest (1.167 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.679 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.75 yr (275 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.828 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.41) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 29.11° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 50.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 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 = 23.38 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 47 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2754 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
0.8275 AU
Eccentricity
0.4102
Perihelion
0.488 AU
Aphelion
1.166941 AU
Inclination
29.11°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
89.8°

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
23.38

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.27544
Condition
2
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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