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2020 OP

2020 OP is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.828 AU and a period of 0.75 yr.

Aten Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
0.75 yr
v(q)
50.6 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
6.92
Eccentricity · e
0.4102

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.488 AU) and its farthest (1.167 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.679 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.75 yr (275 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.828 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.41) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 29.11° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 50.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 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 = 23.38 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 47 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2754 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 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
0.8275 AU
Eccentricity
0.4102
Perihelion
0.488 AU
Aphelion
1.166941 AU
Inclination
29.11°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
89.8°

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
2026-Dec-17 19:26 0.492384 AU
73659624 km
24.98 km/s
2029-Jul-13 18:21 0.145240 AU
21727659 km
16.23 km/s
2029-Dec-23 17:13 0.489539 AU
73233964 km
25.86 km/s
2032-Jul-12 07:28 0.175308 AU
26225654 km
17.05 km/s
2032-Dec-29 15:16 0.487874 AU
72984954 km
26.58 km/s
2035-Jul-12 11:33 0.215761 AU
32277353 km
18.13 km/s
2036-Jan-05 14:09 0.487326 AU
72902911 km
27.18 km/s
2038-Jul-12 06:59 0.263549 AU
39426435 km
19.44 km/s
2039-Jan-11 14:03 0.488354 AU
73056723 km
27.64 km/s
2041-Jul-12 17:04 0.316642 AU
47368942 km
20.96 km/s
2042-Jan-17 14:47 0.490953 AU
73445489 km
27.94 km/s
2044-Jul-13 14:53 0.373228 AU
55834151 km
22.65 km/s
2045-Jan-23 17:10 0.495199 AU
74080696 km
28.11 km/s
2047-Jul-15 22:37 0.432287 AU
64669179 km
24.47 km/s
2050-Jul-17 13:59 0.492483 AU
73674443 km
26.39 km/s
2054-Aug-18 01:51 0.455407 AU
68127898 km
20.10 km/s
2057-Aug-16 21:33 0.411771 AU
61600116 km
18.63 km/s
2060-Aug-14 18:23 0.371663 AU
55600030 km
17.45 km/s
2063-Aug-12 21:21 0.334885 AU
50098102 km
16.55 km/s
2066-Aug-09 11:13 0.300525 AU
44957968 km
15.91 km/s
2069-Aug-05 19:22 0.268481 AU
40164181 km
15.47 km/s
2072-Aug-02 00:53 0.237776 AU
35570745 km
15.17 km/s
2075-Jul-30 07:41 0.208625 AU
31209847 km
14.99 km/s
2078-Jul-26 16:53 0.181041 AU
27083354 km
14.90 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
23.38

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.27544
Condition
2
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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