Near-Earth object / ID: 2020826
20826 is a near-Earth object of the APO orbit class — Near-Earth asteroid orbits which cross the Earth’s orbit similar to that of 1862 Apollo. Radar and photometric estimates put it between 4.5km - 10.1km across. It has been followed since 1953-10-01 across 3832 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2070-Apr-09 00:08, passing at 663.753 LD. It is not classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Data source: NASA NeoWs API
Visualization: mesh render
Hazard analysis
PHA status
Not hazardous
Min. orbit intersection
0.092 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
10.60 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
663.753 LD
Miss distance (km)
255,259,840 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.878 AU
Aphelion
3.956 AU
Orbital period
1372.8 days
Inclination
31.935°
Eccentricity
0.637
Semi-major axis
2.417 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
4.5km - 10.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
13.8 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
3,832