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2020 QD3

2020 QD3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.853 AU and a period of 0.79 yr.

Aten Observations: 26
Orbital Period · P
0.79 yr
v(q)
45.4 km/s
v(Q)
22.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.86
Eccentricity · e
0.3289

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.573 AU) and its farthest (1.134 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.561 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.79 yr (288 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.853 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.329 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.34° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.9 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 = 26.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 26 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5278 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
0.8534 AU
Eccentricity
0.3289
Perihelion
0.573 AU
Aphelion
1.134083 AU
Inclination
5.34°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
353.4°

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
2027-Jun-16 08:16 0.136496 AU
20419516 km
13.19 km/s
2027-Dec-30 19:41 0.395978 AU
59237469 km
14.24 km/s
2035-Sep-08 02:05 0.023410 AU
3502098 km
9.84 km/s
2038-Jun-24 00:54 0.287576 AU
43020808 km
19.85 km/s
2039-Aug-28 08:19 0.310889 AU
46508373 km
20.79 km/s
2042-Jun-14 17:08 0.087973 AU
13160501 km
8.95 km/s
2050-Sep-06 05:06 0.085959 AU
12859261 km
13.30 km/s
2053-Jun-19 20:37 0.241629 AU
36147174 km
16.75 km/s
2054-Jan-13 03:30 0.409978 AU
61331864 km
15.16 km/s
2054-Aug-24 03:22 0.468843 AU
70137955 km
23.77 km/s
2057-Jun-21 12:15 0.094232 AU
14096951 km
6.99 km/s
2057-Nov-30 20:58 0.350172 AU
52385028 km
10.55 km/s
2061-Mar-23 23:03 0.332676 AU
49767673 km
10.50 km/s
2061-Aug-31 14:53 0.026563 AU
3973810 km
7.08 km/s
2065-Sep-02 20:53 0.159279 AU
23827735 km
16.16 km/s
2068-Jun-16 13:32 0.125666 AU
18799372 km
14.21 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
0.52782
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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