2013 PJ10 is a Near-Earth asteroid that was discovered on 4 August 2013 in Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra, with an estimated diameter of about 50 meters.[3][4][2] At 02.18 GMT, 4 August 2013, this asteroid flew at a minimum distance from the Earth (371.4 thousand kilometers), accounting for 0.96 average radius of the lunar orbit, but until 2180 it will not approach the Earth closer than 3.2 million miles.[5]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca |
| Discovery site | La Sagra, Spain |
| Discovery date | August 4, 2013 |
| Designations | |
| 2013 PJ10 | |
| MPO 292202 | |
Apollo  NEO | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 2[1] | |
| Observation arc | 35[1] d |
| Aphelion | 1.59516 AU (238.633 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.97436 AU (145.762 Gm) |
| 1.28476 AU (192.197 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.24160 |
| 1.46 yr (531.902 d) 1.46 yr | |
| 312.88° | |
| 0° 40m 36.84s /day[1] | |
| Inclination | 8.26482° |
| 312.343° | |
| 321.23° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00263218 AU (393,769 km)[2] |
| Mercury MOID | 0.5108 AU (76,410,000 km)[1] |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.51056 AU (525.172 Gm)[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 50 m[3] |
| 0.724 hr[2] | |
| 24.6[2] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "2013 PJ10". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "(2013 PJ10)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3645308. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 PJ10 very close encounter!". The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ MPEC 2013-P39 : 2013 PJ10
- ^ An asteroid with the size of 70 meters missed the Earth on Sunday
External links
edit- 2013 PJ10 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2013 PJ10 at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2013 PJ10 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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