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2020 UG7

2020 UG7 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.007 AU once every 2.84 yr.

Amor Observations: 215
Orbital Period · P
2.84 yr
v(q)
34.8 km/s
v(Q)
12.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.46 km
TJ
3.64
Eccentricity · e
0.4653

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.073 AU) and its farthest (2.941 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.868 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.84 yr (1,039 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.007 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.465) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.24° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 12.7 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 = 19.43 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.46 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 215 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4715 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
2.007 AU
Eccentricity
0.4653
Perihelion
1.073 AU
Aphelion
2.940857 AU
Inclination
17.24°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
293.12°

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
2041-Jan-09 17:33 0.417760 AU
62496056 km
6.64 km/s
2041-Apr-16 16:22 0.319635 AU
47816733 km
14.31 km/s
2061-Jan-14 10:28 0.461777 AU
69080880 km
15.65 km/s
2061-Apr-22 04:37 0.447974 AU
67015887 km
8.33 km/s
2078-Apr-12 14:43 0.254495 AU
38071858 km
9.92 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
19.43

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47152
Condition
0
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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