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2020 QQ2

2020 QQ2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.814 AU and a period of 0.73 yr.

Aten Observations: 10
Orbital Period · P
0.73 yr
v(q)
44.8 km/s
v(Q)
24.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.14
Eccentricity · e
0.2957

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.573 AU) and its farthest (1.055 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.482 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.73 yr (268 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.814 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.296 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.8° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.3 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 = 26.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 10 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5636 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
0.814 AU
Eccentricity
0.2957
Perihelion
0.573 AU
Aphelion
1.0547 AU
Inclination
6.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459080.5
Mean Anomaly
204.04°

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
2056-Jul-08 11:35 0.087764 AU
13129344 km
9.71 km/s
2062-Aug-30 02:58 0.254526 AU
38076618 km
18.10 km/s
2067-Jul-10 02:59 0.137433 AU
20559730 km
12.31 km/s
2073-Mar-19 06:07 0.375979 AU
56245653 km
12.46 km/s
2073-Sep-01 02:33 0.282579 AU
42273191 km
16.13 km/s
2076-Feb-06 04:03 0.408641 AU
61131800 km
15.09 km/s
2078-Jul-12 14:18 0.215178 AU
32190117 km
16.06 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
26.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5636
Condition
8
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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