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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 WD5

2020 WD5

2020 WD5 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.829 AU it takes 2.47 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 21
Orbital Period · P
2.47 yr
v(q)
67.8 km/s
v(Q)
7.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
3.47
Eccentricity · e
0.8094

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.349 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.309 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.96 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.829 AU gives an orbital period of 2.47 yr, or about 903 days.

The high eccentricity (0.809) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 26.64° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 67.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 7.1 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 = 22.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 21 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3273 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.829 AU
Eccentricity
0.8094
Perihelion
0.349 AU
Aphelion
3.309393 AU
Inclination
26.64°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459180.5
Mean Anomaly
340.54°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
22.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.32731
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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