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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 YV1

2020 YV1

2020 YV1 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.256 AU once every 1.41 yr.

Amor Observations: 39
Orbital Period · P
1.41 yr
v(q)
31.9 km/s
v(Q)
22.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.05
Eccentricity · e
0.1818

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.028 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.484 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.456 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.256 AU gives an orbital period of 1.41 yr, or about 514 days.

An eccentricity of 0.182 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 20.35° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.1 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 = 24.43 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 39 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3835 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
1.256 AU
Eccentricity
0.1818
Perihelion
1.028 AU
Aphelion
1.484341 AU
Inclination
20.35°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
280.97°

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-Jan-02 20:15 0.187462 AU
28043885 km
10.93 km/s
2031-Jul-14 03:36 0.450558 AU
67402529 km
11.08 km/s
2038-Jun-29 15:19 0.382421 AU
57209424 km
11.02 km/s
2044-Dec-25 19:58 0.259078 AU
38757540 km
18.46 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
24.43

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38353
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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