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2020 RU7

2020 RU7 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.085 AU it takes 1.13 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 82
Orbital Period · P
1.13 yr
v(q)
32.7 km/s
v(Q)
25 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.69
Eccentricity · e
0.1336

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.94 AU) and its farthest (1.23 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.29 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.13 yr (413 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.085 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.134 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.91° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25 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 = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 82 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4208 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
1.085 AU
Eccentricity
0.1336
Perihelion
0.94 AU
Aphelion
1.229956 AU
Inclination
10.91°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
315.97°

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
2030-Feb-27 09:58 0.103623 AU
15501738 km
8.39 km/s
2037-Sep-15 20:17 0.186928 AU
27963985 km
11.93 km/s
2039-Mar-05 06:36 0.338538 AU
50644621 km
15.91 km/s
2046-Sep-23 03:31 0.039420 AU
5897155 km
6.10 km/s
2054-Sep-06 20:27 0.349100 AU
52224688 km
17.72 km/s
2056-Feb-27 23:06 0.101954 AU
15252041 km
10.24 km/s
2063-Sep-20 13:09 0.045680 AU
6833669 km
9.02 km/s
2073-Mar-01 23:07 0.076932 AU
11508825 km
6.66 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
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42077
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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