141525 (2002 FV5)

Small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Will pass within 18,415,629 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

141525 (2002 FV5) is a small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2002 FV5 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2002 FV5 orbits the sun every 414 days (1.13 years), coming as close as 0.30 AU and reaching as far as 1.87 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2002 FV5 is probably between 0.646 to 1.446 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The rotation of 2002 FV5 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 14.45 hours.

Close Approaches

2002 FV5's orbit is 0.04 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2002 FV5 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 1, 2019 18,415,629 25.525
April 30, 2036 17,351,608 25.682
April 30, 2053 18,037,302 25.550
May 1, 2070 20,339,878 25.182
May 2, 2087 23,984,019 24.597
May 3, 2104 28,407,487 23.901
April 20, 2112 25,982,706 33.265
April 22, 2129 22,116,030 32.489
April 23, 2146 18,440,211 31.759
April 24, 2163 15,823,496 31.263
April 24, 2180 14,941,062 31.087
April 24, 2197 15,596,824 31.200

Images and Observations

2002 FV5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 21, 2002. It was last officially observed on April 1, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 709 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 1.087 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.7246
  • Inclination: 34.04°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 38.84°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 308.12°
  • Mean Anomaly: 263.23°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.835 km
  • Magnitude: 18.07

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 414 days (1.13 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 28.56 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.87 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.30 AU
  • Rotation Period: 14.45 hours

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Size Rendering

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