Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.724

Aphelion (Q)

1.092

Eccentricity (e)

0.203

Inclination (i)

10.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

316.0

Earth MOID

0.00004

U parameter

5.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-03-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16998

25428897

Maximum Brightness

28.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.7

mag

Diameter

5 - 11*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-11-14

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.908003

1-sigma variation

0.000006

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.203030

1-sigma variation

0.000042

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.1698

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

231.3831

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

53.6914

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

34.39994

1-sigma variation

0.01588

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.723651

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.092355

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.234708

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000053

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000035

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

316.0305

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.06906E-11	-2.67617E-10	-1.52063E-8	-9.15896E-10	-7.05949E-9	-1.01259E-7
e	-2.67617E-10	1.76800E-9	1.00470E-7	5.93874E-9	4.70551E-8	6.64406E-7
i	-1.52063E-8	1.00470E-7	5.70997E-6	3.38096E-7	2.67448E-6	3.77497E-5
Ω	-9.15896E-10	5.93874E-9	3.38096E-7	2.45930E-8	1.52228E-7	2.29240E-6
ω	-7.05949E-9	4.70551E-8	2.67448E-6	1.52228E-7	1.27419E-6	1.74442E-5
M	-1.01259E-7	6.64406E-7	3.77497E-5	2.29240E-6	1.74442E-5	2.52297E-4

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.66

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

5 - 11*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1792

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.606441

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2020-11-14.320628

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-11-19.26649

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

34 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2020VT4 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2014-10-26 14:42	626.1	0.1387051	0.1261818	0.0041859
EARTH	2017-11-06 13:52	533.9	0.0549030	0.0465171	0.0027985
EARTH	2020-11-13 17:20	< 1 min	0.0000451	0.0000450	0.0000000
EARTH	2028-03-11 13:43	28.4	0.1699817	0.1694795	0.0001682
EARTH	2033-11-27 05:41	221.8	0.1223598	0.1204489	0.0006374
EARTH	2039-11-17 17:43	35.6	0.1971597	0.1940849	0.0010249
VENUS	2045-08-19 02:22	61.8	0.0462120	0.0441504	0.0007061
EARTH	2047-01-30 07:24	587.2	0.1970723	0.1969821	0.0000318
EARTH	2047-04-07 00:28	355.7	0.1701500	0.1693561	0.0002707
EARTH	2052-11-13 11:05	< 1 min	0.0252239	0.0218210	0.0011343
EARTH	2060-03-31 21:39	1358.6	0.1597400	0.1572353	0.0009824
EARTH	2065-11-14 11:29	198.8	0.0815549	0.0590559	0.0074998
EARTH	2073-01-18 06:13	> 1 d	0.1984353	0.1972016	0.0005233
EARTH	2073-04-11 20:02	> 1 d	0.1755759	0.1684138	0.0028330
EARTH	2078-11-16 04:17	265.2	0.1452851	0.1234498	0.0072786
EARTH	2085-12-20 06:05	> 1 d	0.1764410	0.1696389	0.0023018
VENUS	2098-07-14 04:56	17.3	0.0498976	0.0495375	0.0001210
EARTH	2098-11-21 21:38	104.0	0.1005665	0.0993202	0.0004157
EARTH	2106-03-12 21:03	313.1	0.1761828	0.1709978	0.0018138
EARTH	2111-11-19 02:22	779.4	0.0739916	0.0579725	0.0053441
EARTH	2119-03-12 09:10	431.9	0.1796924	0.1717443	0.0028345
EARTH	2124-11-27 20:34	1144.9	0.1234660	0.1138860	0.0032029

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
116.25431679	309.87028978	0.00007784	MINIMUM
266.24470019	76.91419893	0.15322747	MINIMUM
202.75864619	20.86650820	0.19729062	SADDLE
10.13208110	195.27749270	0.32088226	SADDLE
1.82852252	4.76662187	1.70299489	SADDLE
177.90610824	180.68031907	2.10341219	MAXIMUM

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