2006 RH120

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
• Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller (0.01 km diameter)
• A Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

2006 RH120 is a small asteroid orbiting the sun inside the belt of the inner planets. NASA JPL does not treat 2006 RH120 as potentially hazardous, because its orbit never carries it near Earth.

One lap around the sun takes 2006 RH120 384 days (1.05 years). Over that circuit it swings between 1.01 AU and 1.06 AU from the sun, travelling at an average of 29.27 km/s. At 0.0 kilometers across, 2006 RH120 is roughly the size of a school bus or smaller.

2006 RH120 has been watched long enough to time its spin: one full turn on its axis takes 0.05 hours.

Close Approaches

At their nearest, the orbits of 2006 RH120 and Earth stay 0.02 AU apart. Its predicted passes are listed below.

These 111 passes come from orbital simulations run by NASA JPL's CNEOS.

Images and Observations

The orbit of 2006 RH120 is pinned down by sightings going back to Sept. 14, 2006, the most recent officially logged on June 22, 2007. The IAU Minor Planet Center holds 133 observations behind that solution.

Accessibility and Exploration

The NHATS study counts 2006 RH120 among the objects a crewed mission could reach.

Similar Objects

These objects follow orbits with much the same shape and tilt as 2006 RH120:

• Very small Apollo-class Asteroid
• Very small Apollo-class Asteroid
• Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

A ◯ pink circle marks where 2006 RH120 sits. It may fall outside your current field of view — use the controls below to change the position, location and time.