Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.026

Aphelion (Q)

3.242

Eccentricity (e)

0.519

Inclination (i)

11.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1138.7

Earth MOID

0.01495

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2076-06-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07905

11825057

Maximum Brightness

16.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.2

mag

Diameter

400 - 900*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-02-29

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.134022

1-sigma variation

1.512E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.519299

1-sigma variation

5.505E-9

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.6914

1-sigma variation

2.678E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

77.7402

1-sigma variation

3.013E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

189.1732

1-sigma variation

6.041E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

216.40079

1-sigma variation

1.894E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.025825

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.242218

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.212772

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.015561

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.014950

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1138.6668

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.28493E-16	8.11117E-18	-1.40131E-16	1.04592E-15	-4.82705E-14	-2.18304E-14
e	8.11117E-18	3.03104E-17	5.27497E-16	7.76596E-16	1.57105E-14	-5.91550E-15
i	-1.40131E-16	5.27497E-16	7.17417E-12	-3.98983E-12	4.21604E-12	-4.58951E-14
Ω	1.04592E-15	7.76596E-16	-3.98983E-12	9.07568E-12	-8.12086E-12	-4.14591E-13
ω	-4.82705E-14	1.57105E-14	4.21604E-12	-8.12086E-12	3.64988E-11	-4.90709E-13
M	-2.18304E-14	-5.91550E-15	-4.58951E-14	-4.14591E-13	-4.90709E-13	3.58624E-12

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 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

19.181

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

400 - 900*

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

3264

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

708

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.396629

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-10-29.408532

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-10-06.361861

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

1180 (4)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-06-10

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2023-06-10

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2020DB5 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	1995-06-23 18:43	< 1 min	0.0689834	0.0689793	0.0000014
EARTH	2023-06-15 02:03	< 1 s	0.0288030	0.0288030	0.0000000
EARTH	2076-06-25 21:54	< 1 min	0.0790456	0.0790395	0.0000020
EARTH	2101-05-24 13:41	< 1 min	0.1136194	0.1136174	0.0000007

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
355.43413155	156.17857865	0.01495043	MINIMUM
0.70130506	345.49041972	2.00971688	SADDLE
180.39269760	344.78441536	2.25875966	SADDLE
179.98024726	164.56050284	4.25751941	MAXIMUM

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