Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.690

Aphelion (Q)

1.114

Eccentricity (e)

0.235

Inclination (i)

1.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

313.1

Earth MOID

0.01795

U parameter

6.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-05-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02822

4221638

Maximum Brightness

20.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

17 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-04-15

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

0.902339

1-sigma variation

0.000030

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.234793

1-sigma variation

0.000915

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.4579

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

172.0014

1-sigma variation

0.0719

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

189.1701

1-sigma variation

0.0229

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

283.49059

1-sigma variation

0.11437

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.690477

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.114202

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.116311

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.314136

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017955

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

313.0786

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.22445E-10	-2.75767E-8	-2.03639E-7	-2.13521E-6	6.25533E-7	-3.46462E-6
e	-2.75767E-8	8.37761E-7	6.19464E-6	6.55684E-5	-1.98558E-5	1.04532E-4
i	-2.03639E-7	6.19464E-6	4.58111E-5	4.85291E-4	-1.47369E-4	7.72501E-4
Ω	-2.13521E-6	6.55684E-5	4.85291E-4	5.16913E-3	-1.59913E-3	8.14398E-3
ω	6.25533E-7	-1.98558E-5	-1.47369E-4	-1.59913E-3	5.25118E-4	-2.43219E-3
M	-3.46462E-6	1.04532E-4	7.72501E-4	8.14398E-3	-2.43219E-3	1.30814E-2

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

25.986

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

17 - 40*

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

2173

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.502615

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2020-04-15.34586

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-04-27.16216

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (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 2020GE3 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	1954-01-26 05:52	> 1 w	0.0173443	0.0171599	0.0842662
VENUS	1957-04-27 18:59	> 1 w	0.0133265	0.0119930	0.0560008
EARTH	1960-01-26 03:52	> 1 d	0.0220968	0.0184466	0.0554887
VENUS	1961-08-03 16:36	> 1 mo	0.0403022	0.0000012	0.0991857
EARTH	1966-01-27 19:31	> 1 d	0.1609527	0.0212902	0.1115717
EARTH	1973-05-10 10:18	1253.9	0.1079716	0.0348609	0.0253942
EARTH	1979-05-11 13:57	954.4	0.0373906	0.0204919	0.0302693
EARTH	1985-05-11 02:51	706.6	0.0454687	0.0205266	0.0449195
EARTH	1991-05-11 00:26	224.8	0.1028554	0.0689366	0.0114229
VENUS	1994-03-23 10:42	> 1 d	0.0176190	0.0080410	0.0076635
EARTH	2002-01-27 09:27	707.9	0.0796282	0.0184179	0.0266297
EARTH	2008-02-04 00:41	> 1 d	0.0543412	0.0194296	0.0196029
EARTH	2014-03-20 07:14	> 1 d	0.1143850	0.1128517	0.0005477
EARTH	2020-05-04 04:31	< 1 min	0.0489971	0.0484884	0.0001696
VENUS	2020-09-09 13:42	220.0	0.0219282	0.0130155	0.0030901
VENUS	2024-11-04 01:59	658.7	0.0489679	0.0489450	0.0000203
EARTH	2026-05-09 05:25	288.6	0.0282199	0.0268157	0.0005015
EARTH	2032-05-09 04:05	410.6	0.0242035	0.0221933	0.0010228
EARTH	2038-05-08 18:43	> 1 d	0.0307041	0.0218339	0.0071935
EARTH	2044-04-28 09:12	> 1 d	0.0718399	0.0326017	0.0144963
EARTH	2050-03-30 11:51	> 1 w	0.1174735	0.1149320	0.0009111
EARTH	2050-06-20 21:31	> 1 w	0.1979099	0.1702311	0.0092440
VENUS	2053-04-17 21:24	350.9	0.0261700	0.0260374	0.0000514
EARTH	2056-02-06 18:04	> 1 d	0.0743469	0.0482623	0.0088376
EARTH	2062-01-27 08:45	1306.6	0.1690590	0.0750557	0.0315819
EARTH	2063-05-09 00:34	> 1 d	0.1909005	0.0843076	0.0358600
EARTH	2069-04-30 04:47	> 1 w	0.0746952	0.0234470	0.0276102
EARTH	2075-02-09 02:04	> 1 w	0.0821964	0.0351569	0.0164038
EARTH	2081-01-27 15:42	471.5	0.1888911	0.1690623	0.0066158
EARTH	2082-05-09 06:16	354.3	0.1721671	0.1534709	0.0062404
EARTH	2088-04-28 04:15	> 1 d	0.0781907	0.0514170	0.0092702
VENUS	2093-09-29 04:36	> 1 d	0.0466896	0.0466468	0.0004388
EARTH	2094-02-22 02:46	> 1 w	0.1044773	0.0689106	0.0123056
VENUS	2098-01-26 18:35	> 1 w	0.0496870	0.0476265	0.0092156
EARTH	2100-01-25 06:13	553.4	0.0679796	0.0162294	0.0620553
VENUS	2106-10-10 02:53	> 1 w	0.0385996	0.0007367	0.0357219
EARTH	2107-05-12 00:37	214.7	0.0900307	0.0224347	0.0456460
VENUS	2111-01-29 02:07	> 1 d	0.0401582	0.0274424	0.0043122
EARTH	2113-05-02 01:00	> 1 w	0.0669847	0.0224292	0.0259057
VENUS	2115-05-12 01:00	> 1 mo	0.0482931	0.0268684	0.0211202
EARTH	2119-03-19 17:30	> 1 mo	0.1210218	0.1194970	0.0013333
VENUS	2123-11-29 01:08	> 1 mo	0.0495067	0.0478763	0.0200843
EARTH	2125-02-07 15:23	> 1 mo	0.0753095	0.0216760	0.0750299

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
113.60324430	25.22389877	0.01858038	MINIMUM
238.47841777	126.89316218	0.02158906	MINIMUM
176.55069051	76.55417572	0.11642437	SADDLE
354.25412924	254.22507378	0.31475555	SADDLE
354.30241900	74.27370822	1.68667939	SADDLE
176.39465504	256.42478754	2.11782686	MAXIMUM

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