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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 TQ2

2020 TQ2

2020 TQ2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.431 AU it takes 1.71 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 24
Orbital Period · P
1.71 yr
v(q)
34.5 km/s
v(Q)
18 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.63
Eccentricity · e
0.3138

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.982 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.88 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.898 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.431 AU gives an orbital period of 1.71 yr, or about 625 days.

An eccentricity of 0.314 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.09° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18 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 = 25.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 24 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.6349 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
1.431 AU
Eccentricity
0.3138
Perihelion
0.982 AU
Aphelion
1.880048 AU
Inclination
5.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
87.09°

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
2032-Oct-13 20:16 0.040516 AU
6061112 km
6.97 km/s
2044-Sep-26 00:44 0.262231 AU
39229234 km
13.54 km/s
2045-Feb-13 15:07 0.399185 AU
59717235 km
5.11 km/s
2049-Aug-14 23:17 0.479624 AU
71750790 km
5.76 km/s
2050-Jan-17 17:07 0.408654 AU
61133775 km
17.23 km/s
2062-Jan-02 07:26 0.175682 AU
26281654 km
9.71 km/s
2073-Nov-12 21:12 0.052852 AU
7906546 km
4.77 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
25.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63485
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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