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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 RO9

2020 RO9

2020 RO9 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.727 AU once every 4.50 yr.

Amor Observations: 180
Orbital Period · P
4.50 yr
v(q)
33.6 km/s
v(Q)
9.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.78 km
TJ
3.11
Eccentricity · e
0.5531

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.219 AU) and its farthest (4.235 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.016 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 4.50 yr (1,645 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.727 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.553) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.29° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.7 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 = 18.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.78 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 180 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4503 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
2.727 AU
Eccentricity
0.5531
Perihelion
1.219 AU
Aphelion
4.235304 AU
Inclination
5.29°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
92.84°

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
18.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45026
Condition
0
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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