Asteroids

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Last update: 2024-05-03 19:05 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.564

Aphelion (Q)

4.431

Eccentricity (e)

0.774

Inclination (i)

1.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1441.6

Earth MOID

0.00187

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2084-08-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03745

5602338

Maximum Brightness

21.8

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-07-26

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

Orbit Visualiser

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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

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.497397

1-sigma variation

0.005469

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.774238

1-sigma variation

0.000564

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.9555

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

119.4067

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

277.5585

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

323.16388

1-sigma variation

1.05703

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.563817

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.430977

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.077848

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.101429

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001866

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1441.5501

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.99108E-5	3.08303E-6	5.04718E-6	1.40687E-5	-2.22121E-5	-5.78098E-3
e	3.08303E-6	3.17782E-7	5.20153E-7	1.45008E-6	-2.28903E-6	-5.95868E-4
i	5.04718E-6	5.20153E-7	8.55690E-7	2.37913E-6	-3.76906E-6	-9.75489E-4
Ω	1.40687E-5	1.45008E-6	2.37913E-6	6.63755E-6	-1.04741E-5	-2.71911E-3
ω	-2.22121E-5	-2.28903E-6	-3.76906E-6	-1.04741E-5	1.66129E-5	4.29302E-3
M	-5.78098E-3	-5.95868E-4	-9.75489E-4	-2.71911E-3	4.29302E-3	1.11731E0

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

25.543

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

21 - 50*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1377

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.392456

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2020-07-20.399226

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-07-26.983404

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

44 (0)

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

[3]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

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

Computation parameters

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Final Date: *

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Close approaches for 2020OR4 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
EARTH	2005-02-05 14:32	> 1 mo	0.1515534	0.0032354	24.8420531
EARTH	2016-07-27 03:03	> 1 d	0.0017901	0.0014084	0.0494912
EARTH	2020-07-28 20:53	< 1 min	0.0030583	0.0030518	0.0000022
EARTH	2084-08-07 16:50	> 1 w	0.0374493	0.0037759	0.4270259
EARTH	2101-01-22 10:48	> 1 mo	0.0267194	0.0001159	1.8861814

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2020OR4

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE/σ	IP	Exp. energy	PS
2093-01-20.131	85532.131	0.973	1.02 ± 0.002	8.75E4	4.61E-6	6.78E-6	-5.52
2093-01-20.651	85532.651	1.450	0.48 ± 0.002	8.31E6	3.47E-8	5.18E-8	-7.64
2097-01-20.155	86993.155	0.974	0.79 ± 0.002	8.11E6	6.90E-8	1.02E-7	-7.37
2097-01-20.675	86993.675	1.415	1.08 ± 0.003	3.92E5	2.31E-7	3.44E-7	-6.84
2101-01-20.385	88453.385	-0.350	0.43 ± 0.002	4.62E6	1.70E-7	2.43E-7	-7.01
2101-01-21.573	88454.573	1.195	0.72 ± 0.003	5.36E6	6.31E-8	9.36E-8	-7.43
2101-01-21.668	88454.668	1.211	0.75 ± 0.002	1.20E6	3.42E-7	5.07E-7	-6.69
2105-01-21.191	89915.191	0.812	0.70 ± 0.002	2.36E6	2.15E-7	3.15E-7	-6.92
2105-01-21.208	89915.208	0.852	0.20 ± 0.002	2.10E5	2.94E-6	4.31E-6	-5.78
2105-01-21.658	89915.658	1.424	0.74 ± 0.003	1.93E6	1.29E-7	1.91E-7	-7.14
2109-01-19.869	91374.869	-0.786	0.82 ± 0.002	3.66E6	1.26E-7	1.76E-7	-7.19
2109-01-21.214	91376.214	0.853	0.42 ± 0.002	8.82E6	6.76E-8	9.89E-8	-7.44
2109-01-21.245	91376.245	0.870	1.03 ± 0.002	3.60E5	6.88E-7	1.01E-6	-6.44
2109-01-21.280	91376.280	3.756	0.37 ± 0.001	4.97E6	1.49E-10	2.24E-10	-10.09
2113-01-20.205	92836.205	-0.788	1.03 ± 0.001	4.08E6	6.63E-8	9.34E-8	-7.49
2113-01-20.575	92836.575	-0.353	1.00 ± 0.002	2.32E6	1.68E-7	2.40E-7	-7.08
2113-01-21.239	92837.239	3.780	0.60 ± 0.001	3.86E6	1.59E-10	2.39E-10	-10.08
2117-01-18.841	94295.841	-1.488	1.11 ± 0.003	8.95E7	6.86E-10	9.39E-10	-9.50
2117-01-20.104	94297.104	-0.789	0.67 ± 0.001	3.56E6	1.54E-7	2.16E-7	-7.14
2117-01-20.481	94297.481	-0.352	0.30 ± 0.002	5.95E6	1.37E-7	1.95E-7	-7.18
2118-01-21.024	94663.024	-0.752	0.75 ± 0.003	6.64E7	9.88E-9	1.41E-8	-8.33
2121-01-20.452	95758.452	-0.352	0.22 ± 0.006	1.15E7	7.37E-8	1.05E-7	-7.47
2121-01-20.698	95758.698	-0.083	0.97 ± 0.002	1.80E6	3.11E-7	4.45E-7	-6.85


Based on 44 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2020/07/20.399 to 2020/07/26.983.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.13 and 1.13 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
AstOD software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20240110 090433.059 UTC.

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