2020 OV1 is a near-Earth object of the Atira group.
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Zwicky Transient Facility |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 19 July 2020 (first observed only) |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | 2020 OV1 |
Minor planet category | NEO · Atira [1] |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 7 | |
| Observation arc | 18 days |
| Aphelion | 0.79963 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.4754 AU |
Semi-major axis | 0.63751 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2543 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 0.51 yr (271.4 d) |
Mean anomaly | 185.9° |
Mean motion | 1° 56m 10.68s / day |
| Inclination | 32.58° |
Longitude of ascending node | 296.02° |
Argument of perihelion | 189.821° |
| Earth MOID | 0.21933 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 200–600 m (est. at 0.05–0.15) |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.7±0.6[2] |
2020 OV1 was discovered at r=20.2 mag on 2020 July 19 by the Zwicky Transient Facility using the 1.2-m f/2.4 Schmidt.[3]
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.5–0.8 AU once every 6 months (186 days; semi-major axis of 0.64 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.25 and a relatively high inclination of 33° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]
The orbital evolution of 2020 OV1 indicates that it is comfortably entrenched within the Atira orbital realm, but it might have arrived there relatively recently.[4]
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