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2020 RV2

2020 RV2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.38 AU it takes 1.62 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 95
Orbital Period · P
1.62 yr
v(q)
33.2 km/s
v(Q)
19.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.76
Eccentricity · e
0.2645

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.015 AU) and its farthest (1.745 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.73 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.62 yr (592 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.38 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.265 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.49° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.3 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 95 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4201 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.38 AU
Eccentricity
0.2645
Perihelion
1.015 AU
Aphelion
1.74501 AU
Inclination
3.49°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
167.93°

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
2033-Sep-13 02:56 0.173574 AU
25966296 km
9.54 km/s
2033-Dec-27 07:13 0.269156 AU
40265140 km
1.80 km/s
2041-Jul-22 00:38 0.395666 AU
59190796 km
4.84 km/s
2041-Dec-12 21:51 0.375217 AU
56131731 km
15.52 km/s
2046-Aug-30 19:21 0.380710 AU
56953460 km
16.04 km/s
2047-Jan-29 21:17 0.402619 AU
60231009 km
5.71 km/s
2054-Nov-28 23:24 0.145996 AU
21840650 km
8.64 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
25.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4201
Condition
6
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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