Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-18 10:55 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.849

Aphelion (Q)

1.767

Eccentricity (e)

0.351

Inclination (i)

10.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

546.4

Earth MOID

0.02141

U parameter

1.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-02-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11851

17728837

Maximum Brightness

22.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.3

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-01-23

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.307930

1-sigma variation

1.518E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.351110

1-sigma variation

0.000004

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.1531

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

297.7559

1-sigma variation

3.013E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

283.4138

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

36.10738

1-sigma variation

0.00016

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.848703

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.767158

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.043999

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.264360

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.021412

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

546.3554

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.30311E-16	4.48964E-14	-9.46540E-13	-2.06643E-13	2.75899E-12	2.42639E-12
e	4.48964E-14	1.41992E-11	-1.97153E-10	-5.17063E-11	1.19514E-9	5.21363E-10
i	-9.46540E-13	-1.97153E-10	5.47052E-9	1.77600E-9	-1.30179E-8	-1.06664E-8
Ω	-2.06643E-13	-5.17063E-11	1.77600E-9	9.08002E-10	-4.31710E-9	-2.45019E-9
ω	2.75899E-12	1.19514E-9	-1.30179E-8	-4.31710E-9	1.14218E-7	3.37459E-8
M	2.42639E-12	5.21363E-10	-1.06664E-8	-2.45019E-9	3.37459E-8	2.70843E-8

Date of computation: 2026-03-18 10:55 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

24.326

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

40 - 80*

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

2197

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.728172

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2020-01-22.536278

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-27.508046

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

39 (1)

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

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Close Approaches for 2020BP7 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1951-02-20 05:47	< 1 min	0.1042434	0.1042422	0.0000004
EARTH	1954-02-22 14:54	< 1 min	0.1215920	0.1215737	0.0000061
EARTH	1957-02-25 13:20	1.1	0.1551224	0.1550928	0.0000099
EARTH	1960-03-17 08:00	5.4	0.1981674	0.1981389	0.0000095
EARTH	1972-06-03 03:43	2.7	0.1931785	0.1931721	0.0000021
EARTH	1975-06-20 12:06	1.4	0.1598473	0.1598392	0.0000027
EARTH	1978-07-01 23:37	< 1 min	0.1185628	0.1185551	0.0000026
EARTH	1981-07-07 10:33	< 1 min	0.0813369	0.0813310	0.0000020
EARTH	1984-07-10 12:25	1.0	0.0511239	0.0511203	0.0000012
EARTH	1987-07-12 15:12	< 1 min	0.0376713	0.0376695	0.0000006
EARTH	1990-07-12 03:39	< 1 min	0.0397874	0.0397802	0.0000024
EARTH	1993-07-09 17:58	< 1 min	0.0609096	0.0608880	0.0000072
EARTH	1996-07-05 14:38	1.1	0.0935302	0.0934988	0.0000105
EARTH	1999-06-28 12:12	2.7	0.1356394	0.1356040	0.0000118
EARTH	2002-06-13 22:28	4.8	0.1751682	0.1751376	0.0000102
EARTH	2017-02-27 13:39	< 1 min	0.1808429	0.1808363	0.0000022
EARTH	2020-02-24 02:03	< 1 min	0.1422493	0.1422430	0.0000021
EARTH	2023-02-21 03:02	< 1 min	0.1135732	0.1135673	0.0000019
EARTH	2026-02-18 14:04	< 1 min	0.1036973	0.1036923	0.0000017
EARTH	2029-02-15 21:40	< 1 min	0.1185100	0.1185058	0.0000014
EARTH	2032-02-14 00:30	< 1 min	0.1584003	0.1583964	0.0000013
EARTH	2117-07-26 17:01	1.7	0.1777001	0.1776739	0.0000087
EARTH	2120-07-23 19:22	1.9	0.1281009	0.1280736	0.0000091
EARTH	2123-07-22 05:08	1.9	0.0878678	0.0878425	0.0000084
EARTH	2126-07-20 11:26	1.8	0.0635684	0.0635499	0.0000061

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
52.34200074	187.66473132	0.02141172	MINIMUM
307.34583919	44.65113518	0.10373687	MINIMUM
357.59142595	112.38453902	0.22532252	SADDLE
179.86318061	297.36090776	0.80757058	SADDLE
1.94441445	298.82567522	1.83425864	SADDLE
181.71710426	118.66555627	2.76552451	MAXIMUM

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