Asteroid Radar Database
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(2020 HB6)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:24.2 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2020 May Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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name symbol value units uncertainty reference notes
morphology
number of components N
morphological type
spectrum-based or image-based dimensions
maximum range extent Rmax km
minimum range extent Rmin km
maximum Doppler bandwidth Bmax Hz
minimum Doppler bandwidth Bmin Hz
effective diameter Deff km
quality code for size Q
shape-based dimensions
equivalent diameter Dequ km
extent along principal axis x Ex km
extent along principal axis y Ey km
extent along principal axis z Ez km
DEEVE extent along x Dx km
DEEVE extent along y Dy km
DEEVE extent along z Dz km
surface area A km2
volume V km3
spin
spin period Pspin h
spin rate ω deg/day
YORP acceleration ω̇ deg/day2
spin axis ecliptic longitude λ deg
spin axis ecliptic latitude β deg
reflectivity
radar cross-section OC σOC km2
radar cross-section SC σSC km2
radar cross-section σT km2
projected area Aproj km2
radar albedo OC σ̂OC
radar albedo SC σ̂SC
radar albedo σ̂T
circular polarization ratio μC

Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from MPO562946 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.3396804
a 1.3936653 AU
i 7.94631 deg
om 219.21837 deg
w 61.39705 deg
ma 105.95115 deg
n 0.59905451 deg/d

Link to complete orbital information at Minor Planet Center

Earth Close-Approach Data (+/- 10 years)
date nominal distance RTT SNR/run at Arecibo
2015-04-04 10:23:00 0.44155 440.7 0.0
2015-09-02 11:37:00 0.13312 132.9 0.2
2020-05-08 21:52:00 0.02507 25.0 80.1
2020-10-02 22:16:00 0.40766 406.8 0.0
2025-04-13 15:44:00 0.41570 414.9 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL