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Pimentel

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P/2020 G1 (Pimentel)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.65 AU
True anomaly
239.98°
Distance from Earth
1.496 AU
As of
22 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Pimentel — 1.65 AU from the Sun Pimentel
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Pimentel is 1.496 AU from Earth today (12.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 10m 56s
Declination
-01° 53′ 45″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
1.5 AU
Elongation from the Sun
79.96° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
3.603 AU
Eccentricity
0.8596
Inclination
18.47°
Orbital period
6.84 years
Perihelion
0.506 AU
Aphelion
6.699 AU
Longitude of ascending node
240.11°
Argument of periapsis
207.64°
Epoch · J2000
2458973.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 105.8 LD
0.2718 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.251

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
490
Data arc
97 days
First observed
13 April 2020
Last observed
19 July 2020
Residual RMS
0.83 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
17.4
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5
17.4

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2020 G1

Near-Earth Object Named

Close approaches 21 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of Pimentel at 2027-01-30 22:41 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-30 22:41 UTC close approach of Pimentel. Catalogue miss distance 181.4 LD · 6.97 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-27 to 2027-02-02, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 181.4 LD · 6.97 × 10⁷ km 2027-01-30 22:41 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-30 22:41 UTC close approach of Pimentel. Catalogue miss distance 181.4 LD · 6.97 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-27 to 2027-02-02, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-01-30 22:41:00 Earth 0.466 AU 181.4 LD 23.1 km/s
2032-02-01 10:38:00 Juptr 1.2278 AU 477.8 LD 9.9 km/s
2033-09-21 06:39:00 Earth 0.2682 AU 104.4 LD 27.1 km/s
2042-11-26 23:07:00 Juptr 1.1379 AU 442.8 LD 9.3 km/s
2054-04-08 12:38:00 Earth 0.3472 AU 135.1 LD 34.6 km/s
2067-08-27 20:47:00 Earth 0.464 AU 180.6 LD 38.1 km/s
2079-07-04 07:39:00 Juptr 1.2286 AU 478.1 LD 9.7 km/s
2090-04-29 11:12:00 Juptr 1.1352 AU 441.8 LD 9.3 km/s
2126-12-15 14:18:00 Juptr 1.1408 AU 444.0 LD 10 km/s
2174-05-25 10:21:00 Juptr 1.0466 AU 407.3 LD 10.5 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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