2020 PN1
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | ATLAS-HKO |
| Discovery site | Haleakalā Observatory |
| Discovery date | 12 August 2020 |
| Designations | |
Designation | 2020 PN1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 361 days |
| Aphelion | 1.12482093 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.8713906 AU |
| 0.998105754 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1269557 |
| 1.00 y (364.219560 d) | |
| 32.06964° | |
| Inclination | 4.80807° |
| 145.63610° | |
| 55.40365° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0248258 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 10–50 m[a] |
| 25.5 | |
2020 PN1 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Aten group, that is a temporary horseshoe companion to the Earth. There are dozens of known Earth horseshoe librators, some of which switch periodically between the quasi-satellite and the horseshoe co-orbital states.