2020 VL
Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.
Aten
Observations: 81
Orbital Parameters
Semi-Major Axis
0.9881 AU
Eccentricity
0.0799
Perihelion
0.909 AU
Aphelion
1.067049 AU
Inclination
5.59°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
21.56°
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
Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).
| Date (UTC) | Miss distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2027-Feb-24 17:31 | 0.306937 AU 45917103 km |
11.86 km/s |
| 2028-Feb-19 16:37 | 0.415930 AU 62222228 km |
15.26 km/s |
| 2071-Oct-14 20:45 | 0.413182 AU 61811178 km |
15.19 km/s |
| 2072-Oct-10 16:16 | 0.304024 AU 45481348 km |
11.88 km/s |
| 2073-Oct-08 17:45 | 0.197615 AU 29562847 km |
8.66 km/s |
| 2074-Oct-09 20:41 | 0.100791 AU 15078104 km |
5.65 km/s |
| 2075-Oct-22 21:30 | 0.052786 AU 7896742 km |
3.78 km/s |
| 2076-Jul-14 04:55 | 0.126630 AU 18943590 km |
3.36 km/s |
| 2076-Nov-20 00:42 | 0.082017 AU 12269548 km |
3.67 km/s |
| 2077-Jun-05 00:49 | 0.113172 AU 16930218 km |
4.13 km/s |
| 2077-Dec-25 05:37 | 0.109090 AU 16319564 km |
3.40 km/s |
| 2078-May-02 11:46 | 0.087298 AU 13059660 km |
4.00 km/s |
| 2079-Mar-29 16:02 | 0.075748 AU 11331739 km |
3.99 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
25.12
Orbit Quality
RMS
0.55703
Condition
2
Orbit ID
—
