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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 UP6

2020 UP6

2020 UP6 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.346 AU once every 1.56 yr.

Amor Observations: 79
Orbital Period · P
1.56 yr
v(q)
30.2 km/s
v(Q)
21.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
4.68
Eccentricity · e
0.1607

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.13 AU) and its farthest (1.562 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.432 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.56 yr (570 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.346 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.161 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 36.22° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.8 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 = 22.17 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 79 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3564 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
1.346 AU
Eccentricity
0.1607
Perihelion
1.13 AU
Aphelion
1.562302 AU
Inclination
36.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
242.48°

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
2031-Nov-01 18:48 0.431675 AU
64577638 km
19.09 km/s
2034-Nov-04 02:23 0.265597 AU
39732810 km
20.96 km/s
2037-May-04 17:25 0.478285 AU
71550466 km
17.50 km/s
2045-Oct-31 16:12 0.189342 AU
28325191 km
18.37 km/s
2048-May-13 22:15 0.462155 AU
69137451 km
17.79 km/s
2059-Nov-03 11:23 0.182599 AU
27316384 km
20.09 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
22.17

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35635
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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