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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 XC6

2020 XC6

2020 XC6 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.66 AU once every 2.14 yr.

Amor Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
2.14 yr
v(q)
34.4 km/s
v(Q)
15.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.03
Eccentricity · e
0.3784

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.032 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.288 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.256 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.66 AU gives an orbital period of 2.14 yr, or about 781 days.

An eccentricity of 0.378 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 31.12° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.5 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 = 24.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 32 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3765 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
1.66 AU
Eccentricity
0.3784
Perihelion
1.032 AU
Aphelion
2.288144 AU
Inclination
31.12°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459199.5
Mean Anomaly
16.56°

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
24.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37652
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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