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NASA JPL SBDB · 2020 XM3

2020 XM3

2020 XM3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.051 AU it takes 1.08 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
1.08 yr
v(q)
37.9 km/s
v(Q)
22.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
5.79
Eccentricity · e
0.2588

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.779 AU) and its farthest (1.323 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.544 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.08 yr (394 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.051 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.259 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.91° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.3 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 = 22.72 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4564 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
1.051 AU
Eccentricity
0.2588
Perihelion
0.779 AU
Aphelion
1.322999 AU
Inclination
14.91°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
274.38°

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
2034-Jan-12 21:32 0.165477 AU
24754977 km
13.31 km/s
2034-Dec-14 10:50 0.290073 AU
43394253 km
9.38 km/s
2035-May-01 02:44 0.292710 AU
43788785 km
10.18 km/s
2035-Oct-23 13:02 0.416092 AU
62246524 km
8.38 km/s
2036-Jul-18 01:29 0.136326 AU
20394054 km
11.37 km/s
2037-Aug-22 17:33 0.488827 AU
73127411 km
22.78 km/s
2047-Jan-03 12:10 0.469200 AU
70191272 km
22.99 km/s
2048-Jan-12 12:49 0.119752 AU
17914591 km
10.42 km/s
2048-Nov-30 04:08 0.346952 AU
51903212 km
9.52 km/s
2049-May-26 03:49 0.246126 AU
36819905 km
10.67 km/s
2049-Sep-29 04:06 0.401235 AU
60023971 km
6.78 km/s
2050-Aug-01 05:23 0.196161 AU
29345313 km
13.97 km/s
2061-Jan-08 05:39 0.323037 AU
48325618 km
18.63 km/s
2062-Jan-02 13:49 0.177427 AU
26542737 km
9.15 km/s
2062-Nov-14 23:11 0.390888 AU
58476049 km
9.32 km/s
2063-Jun-21 16:31 0.176728 AU
26438202 km
10.38 km/s
2064-Aug-11 13:59 0.312768 AU
46789472 km
17.70 km/s
2075-Jan-12 13:58 0.194452 AU
29089559 km
14.58 km/s
2075-Dec-19 20:21 0.260049 AU
38902814 km
9.28 km/s
2076-Apr-20 09:45 0.300413 AU
44941218 km
9.64 km/s
2076-Oct-29 06:26 0.412924 AU
61772610 km
8.73 km/s
2077-Jul-12 08:26 0.135878 AU
20327099 km
10.82 km/s
2078-Aug-20 10:15 0.435008 AU
65076296 km
21.39 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
22.72

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45641
Condition
5
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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