Asteroids

2020XE1

Last update: 2023-10-02 13:05 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.978

Aphelion (Q)

2.210

Eccentricity (e)

0.386

Inclination (i)

12.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

735.3

Earth MOID

0.00095

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2024-12-19

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12927

19337844

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.7

mag

Diameter

16*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-12-05

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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)
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

60200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.594327

1-sigma variation

0.000666

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.386399

1-sigma variation

0.000271

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.4393

1-sigma variation

0.0139

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

71.6479

1-sigma variation

0.0044

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

345.1359

1-sigma variation

0.0158

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

143.04989

1-sigma variation

0.49155

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.978281

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

2.210373

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001013

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.149831

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000947

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

735.3000

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.44047E-7	1.80313E-7	9.23902E-6	2.94403E-6	-1.05207E-5	-3.27551E-4
e	1.80313E-7	7.32196E-8	3.75164E-6	1.19552E-6	-4.27224E-6	-1.33008E-4
i	9.23902E-6	3.75164E-6	1.92241E-4	6.12443E-5	-2.18875E-4	-6.81516E-3
Ω	2.94403E-6	1.19552E-6	6.12443E-5	1.95318E-5	-6.97830E-5	-2.17166E-3
ω	-1.05207E-5	-4.27224E-6	-2.18875E-4	-6.97830E-5	2.49347E-4	7.76060E-3
M	-3.27551E-4	-1.33008E-4	-6.81516E-3	-2.17166E-3	7.76060E-3	2.41618E-1

Date of computation: 2023-08-01 23:50 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

26.679

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

16*

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

1028

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

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

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.842567

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2020-12-05.391941

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-12-08.425844

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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

[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]

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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

Computation parameters

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Close approaches for 2020XE1 from 1950 to 2123

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1953-12-23 03:46	> 1 mo	0.1617368	0.0243949	86.0743234
EARTH	1989-12-03 10:31	> 1 mo	0.0028040	0.0017195	0.1540310
EARTH	2020-12-03 08:22	< 1 min	0.0021822	0.0021762	0.0000020
EARTH	2022-12-11 04:45	> 1 d	0.0499634	0.0100137	0.0134088
EARTH	2024-12-19 15:56	> 1 d	0.1292655	0.0650736	0.0216363
4 Vesta	2039-11-07 11:50	> 1 d	0.0190183	0.0100217	0.0208545
4 Vesta	2076-02-26 09:60	> 1 w	0.0130830	0.0113028	0.0255003
4 Vesta	2094-04-20 04:53	> 1 w	0.0124996	0.0118966	0.0196592
4 Vesta	2112-06-19 06:07	> 1 w	0.0178170	0.0126181	0.0538154

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