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NASA JPL SBDB · 620055

620055

620055 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.747 AU it takes 4.55 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 636
Orbital Period · P
4.55 yr
v(q)
43.3 km/s
v(Q)
7.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.99 km
TJ
2.86
Eccentricity · e
0.7064

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.807 AU) and its farthest (4.687 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.88 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 4.55 yr (1,663 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.747 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.706) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 20.67° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 7.5 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 = 17.77 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.99 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 636 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4411 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
2.747 AU
Eccentricity
0.7064
Perihelion
0.807 AU
Aphelion
4.687481 AU
Inclination
20.67°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
88.37°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
17.77

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4411
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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