2020 PP1 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2020 PP1 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.
2020 PP1 orbits the sun every 368 days (1.01 years), coming as close as 0.93 AU and reaching as far as 1.07 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2020 PP1 is probably between 0.008 to 0.037 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2020 PP1's orbit is 0.03 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
2020 PP1 has 22 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 9, 2019 | 6,225,817 | 3.346 |
| Aug. 5, 2020 | 5,331,478 | 3.443 |
| Aug. 3, 2021 | 4,963,003 | 3.550 |
| Aug. 1, 2022 | 5,024,681 | 3.715 |
| July 29, 2023 | 6,526,639 | 4.067 |
| July 25, 2024 | 11,193,809 | 4.850 |
| July 24, 2025 | 18,392,684 | 6.115 |
| July 24, 2026 | 26,978,669 | 7.696 |
| Jan. 12, 2107 | 26,845,347 | 7.942 |
| Jan. 17, 2108 | 17,930,216 | 6.275 |
| Jan. 22, 2109 | 10,445,086 | 4.989 |
| Jan. 27, 2110 | 5,677,040 | 4.186 |
| Jan. 30, 2111 | 4,416,914 | 3.912 |
| Jan. 31, 2112 | 4,392,396 | 3.843 |
| Jan. 29, 2113 | 4,617,923 | 3.923 |
| Jan. 26, 2114 | 6,079,291 | 4.217 |
| Jan. 20, 2115 | 10,686,090 | 4.948 |
| Jan. 14, 2116 | 17,877,793 | 6.161 |
| Jan. 8, 2117 | 26,490,655 | 7.726 |
| Aug. 5, 2197 | 21,809,366 | 6.832 |
| Aug. 4, 2198 | 13,687,445 | 5.461 |
| Aug. 5, 2199 | 7,160,461 | 4.454 |
2020 PP1's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 24, 2017. It was last officially observed on Aug. 18, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 57 observations used to determine its orbit.
2020 PP1 can be reached with a journey of 370 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 4.959 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 1,384,000 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2020 PP1.
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