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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 XZ4

2020 XZ4

2020 XZ4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.176 AU it takes 1.28 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 78
Orbital Period · P
1.28 yr
v(q)
36.5 km/s
v(Q)
20.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.33
Eccentricity · e
0.2776

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.85 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.502 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.652 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.176 AU gives an orbital period of 1.28 yr, or about 466 days.

An eccentricity of 0.278 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.58° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.7 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 = 24.89 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 78 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4885 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
1.176 AU
Eccentricity
0.2776
Perihelion
0.85 AU
Aphelion
1.502458 AU
Inclination
7.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459200.5
Mean Anomaly
310.09°

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
2031-Jun-18 19:39 0.382650 AU
57243617 km
20.67 km/s
2034-Dec-17 06:19 0.117605 AU
17593525 km
14.49 km/s
2035-Aug-12 17:12 0.444748 AU
66533424 km
8.51 km/s
2045-Jun-08 17:58 0.111820 AU
16728025 km
14.54 km/s
2048-Dec-06 04:16 0.266637 AU
39888313 km
20.86 km/s
2059-Jun-01 08:46 0.083368 AU
12471675 km
9.62 km/s
2067-Dec-28 05:56 0.024849 AU
3717311 km
9.48 km/s
2068-Jul-28 11:45 0.408230 AU
61070321 km
7.90 km/s
2072-Nov-05 20:59 0.356489 AU
53330046 km
6.73 km/s
2073-May-26 01:30 0.088585 AU
13252088 km
5.62 km/s
2078-Jun-15 11:42 0.263042 AU
39350580 km
18.44 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
24.89

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48855
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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