Asteroids

2020VY3

Last update: 2022-05-24 13:10 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.045

Aphelion (Q)

2.121

Eccentricity (e)

0.340

Inclination (i)

28.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

727.4

Earth MOID

0.29828

U parameter

8.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.2

mag

Diameter

130*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-11-10

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion
Aphelion
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

59600.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.582901

1-sigma variation

0.004559

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.339697

1-sigma variation

0.001543

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

28.8222

1-sigma variation

0.0795

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

42.5617

1-sigma variation

0.0222

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

273.8681

1-sigma variation

0.1486

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

261.71470

1-sigma variation

1.19433

Unit

Perihelion

Value

1.045195

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

2.120607

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.378006

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.425780

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.298282

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

727.4096

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.07853E-5	6.97675E-6	3.62211E-4	-1.01006E-4	6.60163E-4	-5.44501E-3
e	6.97675E-6	2.38225E-6	1.22301E-4	-3.40301E-5	2.14893E-4	-1.82655E-3
i	3.62211E-4	1.22301E-4	6.32536E-3	-1.76252E-3	1.13842E-2	-9.48661E-2
Ω	-1.01006E-4	-3.40301E-5	-1.76252E-3	4.91259E-4	-3.18695E-3	2.64564E-2
ω	6.60163E-4	2.14893E-4	1.13842E-2	-3.18695E-3	2.20766E-2	-1.73123E-1
M	-5.44501E-3	-1.82655E-3	-9.48661E-2	2.64564E-2	-1.73123E-1	1.42643E0

Date of computation: 2022-04-08 05:58 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

22.167

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

130*

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

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

555

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

RMS of Residuals
First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.507536

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2020-11-10.377465

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-11-15.191248

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (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

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