2020 VA
Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.
Amor
Observations: 78
Orbital Parameters
Semi-Major Axis
2.768 AU
Eccentricity
0.6077
Perihelion
1.086 AU
Aphelion
4.450114 AU
Inclination
18.03°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
84.93°
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2043-Aug-08 01:42 | 0.444151 AU 66444030 km |
19.10 km/s |
| 2052-Oct-19 20:31 | 0.288244 AU 43120652 km |
19.57 km/s |
| 2075-Sep-04 09:12 | 0.188964 AU 28268617 km |
13.41 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
20.79
Orbit Quality
RMS
0.30776
Condition
5
Orbit ID
—
