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2020 XR1

2020 XR1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.811 AU and a period of 0.73 yr.

Aten Observations: 27
Orbital Period · P
0.73 yr
v(q)
54.8 km/s
v(Q)
20 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
6.99
Eccentricity · e
0.4658

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.433 AU) and its farthest (1.189 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.756 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.73 yr (267 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.811 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.466) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 35.3° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 54.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20 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 = 23.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 27 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6129 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
0.8112 AU
Eccentricity
0.4658
Perihelion
0.433 AU
Aphelion
1.189057 AU
Inclination
35.3°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459192.5
Mean Anomaly
244.37°

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
2028-Dec-03 20:55 0.183213 AU
27408246 km
17.83 km/s
2031-Dec-09 13:06 0.078938 AU
11808969 km
22.32 km/s
2039-Dec-10 09:00 0.073758 AU
11034011 km
19.04 km/s
2042-Dec-03 12:17 0.103036 AU
15413913 km
28.07 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
23.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.6129
Condition
8
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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