141614 (2002 JV15)

Very 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 U.S. Capitol building
  • Will pass within 22,974,390 km of Earth in 2037
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

141614 (2002 JV15) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2002 JV15 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2002 JV15 orbits the sun every 756 days (2.07 years), coming as close as 0.75 AU and reaching as far as 2.49 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2002 JV15 is probably between 0.332 to 0.741 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.

Close Approaches

2002 JV15'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 JV15 has 11 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Nov. 10, 2037 22,974,390 19.489
June 11, 2062 21,303,289 12.097
Nov. 4, 2066 8,108,119 16.172
June 18, 2091 25,812,083 11.104
Nov. 9, 2095 16,880,706 18.198
May 25, 2118 29,777,151 19.947
Oct. 7, 2122 27,607,530 11.668
June 2, 2147 16,388,756 15.942
Oct. 27, 2151 12,637,730 13.183
June 4, 2176 15,725,372 14.896
Oct. 29, 2180 10,020,582 13.797

Images and Observations

2002 JV15's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 26, 2002. It was last officially observed on May 28, 2010. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 295 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: 1.624 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5363
  • Inclination: 7.19°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 200.62°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 127.41°
  • Mean Anomaly: 78.45°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.428 km
  • Magnitude: 19.52

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 756 days (2.07 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 23.37 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.49 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.75 AU

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Size Rendering

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