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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 WG

2020 WG

2020 WG belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.515 AU it takes 3.99 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 629
Orbital Period · P
3.99 yr
v(q)
37.7 km/s
v(Q)
9.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.17 km
TJ
3.17
Eccentricity · e
0.6015

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.002 AU) and its farthest (4.028 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.026 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.99 yr (1,457 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.515 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.602) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.61° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.4 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.64 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.17 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 629 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3076 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
2.515 AU
Eccentricity
0.6015
Perihelion
1.002 AU
Aphelion
4.027773 AU
Inclination
7.61°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
148.04°

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
21.64

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.3076
Condition
0
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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