Asteroids

2008GO20 help

Last update: 2024-04-25 23:56 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.964

Aphelion (Q)

2.817

Eccentricity (e)

0.490

Inclination (i)

2.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

949.6

Earth MOID

0.00843

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-07-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03372

5043842

Maximum Brightness

23.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.5

mag

Diameter

90 - 190*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2008-04-09

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.890660

1-sigma variation

3.546E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.490153

1-sigma variation

1.076E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.2468

1-sigma variation

3.235E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

119.5499

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

160.5227

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

18.50210

1-sigma variation

2.132E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.963948

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.817373

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.688302

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.033581

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008425

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

949.5520

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.25726E-17	2.22047E-17	-3.32733E-15	-1.74416E-13	1.69278E-13	-2.50017E-15
e	2.22047E-17	1.15721E-16	-1.40921E-15	-4.49303E-14	1.22942E-14	1.90805E-15
i	-3.32733E-15	-1.40921E-15	1.04625E-11	1.39717E-10	-1.38674E-10	8.85034E-13
Ω	-1.74416E-13	-4.49303E-14	1.39717E-10	7.21814E-9	-7.20502E-9	6.05401E-11
ω	1.69278E-13	1.22942E-14	-1.38674E-10	-7.20502E-9	7.23139E-9	-7.15272E-11
M	-2.50017E-15	1.90805E-15	8.85034E-13	6.05401E-11	-7.15272E-11	4.54513E-12

Date of computation: 2024-04-23 10:08 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

22.475

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

90 - 190*

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 ODIM	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

4933

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

936

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.595402

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2008-04-01.337986

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-10-03.38284

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

113 (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

2021-07-24

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2021-07-24

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	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

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Close approaches for 2008GO20 from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
MARS	1977-06-18 10:37	< 1 min	0.0194395	0.0194388	0.0000002
EARTH	1995-05-27 08:03	< 1 min	0.0351630	0.0351627	0.0000001
EARTH	2008-06-20 08:42	< 1 min	0.0517887	0.0517886	0.0000000
EARTH	2021-07-25 17:50	< 1 s	0.0302597	0.0302597	0.0000000
EARTH	2034-07-24 16:35	< 1 min	0.0337160	0.0337157	0.0000001
EARTH	2047-06-20 17:29	< 1 min	0.0504466	0.0504465	0.0000000
EARTH	2060-05-25 14:39	< 1 min	0.0379804	0.0379799	0.0000002
MARS	2091-03-25 13:39	< 1 min	0.0286332	0.0286299	0.0000011
EARTH	2104-08-14 20:19	< 1 min	0.0492552	0.0492517	0.0000011
EARTH	2117-07-27 14:02	1.0	0.0321063	0.0321019	0.0000015

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