Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.410

Aphelion (Q)

2.740

Eccentricity (e)

0.740

Inclination (i)

10.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

722.2

Earth MOID

0.02273

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-08-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1823

27272263

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.5

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-03-24

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

1.575287

1-sigma variation

0.006070

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.739655

1-sigma variation

0.001450

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.6278

1-sigma variation

0.0343

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

6.4017

1-sigma variation

0.0080

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

60.2319

1-sigma variation

0.0034

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

75.66661

1-sigma variation

6.85541

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.410118

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.740457

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.480336

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.129677

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022733

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

722.1678

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.68509E-5	8.79908E-6	2.07639E-4	-4.86457E-5	2.96349E-6	-4.16157E-2
e	8.79908E-6	2.10150E-6	4.95336E-5	-1.16047E-5	6.32593E-7	-9.93682E-3
i	2.07639E-4	4.95336E-5	1.17441E-3	-2.75150E-4	2.35727E-5	-2.34485E-1
Ω	-4.86457E-5	-1.16047E-5	-2.75150E-4	6.44654E-5	-5.53118E-6	5.49353E-2
ω	2.96349E-6	6.32593E-7	2.35727E-5	-5.53118E-6	1.15807E-5	-3.34395E-3
M	-4.16157E-2	-9.93682E-3	-2.34485E-1	5.49353E-2	-3.34395E-3	4.69967E1

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

24.511

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

30 - 70*

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

2206

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.554184

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2020-03-24.25229

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-03-25.956959

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

49 (2)

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2020FD5 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	1962-08-10 23:23	> 1 w	0.1643036	0.1529610	0.1155320
EARTH	1964-08-03 07:22	> 1 w	0.1694381	0.1527738	0.1575494
EARTH	2018-03-26 15:41	> 1 d	0.1394458	0.0230524	0.0718033
EARTH	2020-03-20 05:32	< 1 min	0.0235388	0.0233693	0.0000565
EARTH	2022-03-14 13:50	> 1 d	0.1341853	0.0222134	0.0738165
EARTH	2049-08-13 23:27	> 1 mo	0.1823038	0.1471828	0.3937020
EARTH	2051-08-07 02:46	> 1 mo	0.1485509	0.1459739	0.1202357
EARTH	2105-03-28 20:30	> 1 w	0.1567375	0.0145221	0.5533233
EARTH	2107-03-23 00:57	> 1 w	0.0217265	0.0153881	0.3981030
EARTH	2109-03-16 21:19	> 1 w	0.1122862	0.0148142	0.5457735
VENUS	2122-12-31 10:01	> 1 w	0.0289994	0.0156079	0.2138385

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
60.47351841	77.34165753	0.02252489	MINIMUM
300.37840743	214.44385341	0.14812979	MINIMUM
0.10180536	326.50398004	0.58540692	SADDLE
359.26134804	144.42526573	1.42133757	SADDLE
180.26234959	144.79351046	1.74643760	SADDLE
179.60483612	324.54164796	3.71801026	MAXIMUM

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