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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 VZ2

2020 VZ2

2020 VZ2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.235 AU it takes 1.37 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
1.37 yr
v(q)
32.1 km/s
v(Q)
22.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.16
Eccentricity · e
0.1788

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.014 AU) and its farthest (1.456 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.442 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.37 yr (501 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.235 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.179 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.44° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.4 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.37 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.235 AU
Eccentricity
0.1788
Perihelion
1.014 AU
Aphelion
1.455818 AU
Inclination
10.44°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
338.35°

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-Jun-04 21:29 0.416290 AU
62276140 km
7.71 km/s
2031-Nov-28 07:48 0.075206 AU
11250701 km
6.93 km/s
2035-Aug-23 06:37 0.431312 AU
64523296 km
5.99 km/s
2039-Jun-16 21:28 0.436086 AU
65237468 km
7.76 km/s
2042-Nov-25 17:34 0.142083 AU
21255370 km
10.01 km/s
2050-Jun-30 05:14 0.458037 AU
68521330 km
7.62 km/s
2053-Nov-20 05:40 0.275167 AU
41164396 km
14.40 km/s
2079-Nov-27 10:31 0.078738 AU
11779078 km
5.79 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
24.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36998
Condition
6
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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