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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 VX2

2020 VX2

2020 VX2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.318 AU it takes 1.51 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 46
Orbital Period · P
1.51 yr
v(q)
32.7 km/s
v(Q)
20.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.85
Eccentricity · e
0.2284

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.017 AU) and its farthest (1.619 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.602 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.51 yr (553 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.318 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.228 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 23.49° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.6 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 46 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3754 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
1.318 AU
Eccentricity
0.2284
Perihelion
1.017 AU
Aphelion
1.619031 AU
Inclination
23.49°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
271.03°

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
2026-Nov-19 16:51 0.211149 AU
31587481 km
18.50 km/s
2029-May-26 16:34 0.441317 AU
66020132 km
12.41 km/s
2029-Nov-25 02:40 0.305808 AU
45748268 km
22.05 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
25.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37537
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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