152563 (1992 BF)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field (0.27 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 21,064,379 km of Earth in 2024
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

152563 (1992 BF) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 1992 BF as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

1992 BF orbits the sun every 316 days (0.87 years), coming as close as 0.66 AU and reaching as far as 1.15 AU from the sun. 1992 BF is about 0.3 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a football field.

The rotation of 1992 BF has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 32.00 hours.

1992 BF's spectral type None (Tholen) / Xc (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain iron, nickel, cobalt, and platinum.

Close Approaches

1992 BF's orbit is 0.06 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.

1992 BF has 32 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Feb. 9, 2024 21,064,379 7.080
Dec. 8, 2029 23,626,349 6.569
Feb. 28, 2037 10,825,263 7.704
Jan. 2, 2043 27,012,437 7.201
Nov. 18, 2048 22,852,386 10.943
March 4, 2050 16,538,584 11.135
Jan. 27, 2056 24,762,457 7.259
Nov. 21, 2061 19,357,400 7.003
Feb. 17, 2069 17,379,290 7.005
Dec. 19, 2074 25,542,434 6.881
March 4, 2082 9,897,286 9.021
Jan. 14, 2088 26,855,485 7.331
Nov. 18, 2093 18,992,974 9.179
March 4, 2095 23,631,746 12.792
Feb. 7, 2101 21,803,702 7.098
Dec. 9, 2106 23,363,087 6.550
March 2, 2114 10,824,120 7.754
Jan. 3, 2120 26,984,547 7.221
Nov. 20, 2125 23,837,752 11.306
March 6, 2127 15,162,986 10.780
Jan. 27, 2133 24,776,616 7.268
Nov. 24, 2138 19,571,043 6.848
Feb. 20, 2146 16,912,238 6.994
Dec. 20, 2151 25,432,711 6.864
March 5, 2159 10,133,617 9.070
Jan. 16, 2165 26,547,257 7.348
Nov. 19, 2170 18,329,720 8.652
March 4, 2172 25,750,416 13.233
Feb. 8, 2178 21,500,549 7.088
Dec. 10, 2183 23,261,148 6.585
March 3, 2191 10,184,462 8.039
Jan. 7, 2197 27,006,607 7.270

Images and Observations

1992 BF's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 10, 1953. It was last officially observed on Dec. 26, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 398 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

1992 BF can be reached with a journey of 402 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 10.997 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 2,412 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 1992 BF.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.9078 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2716
  • Inclination: 7.25°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 315.23°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 336.58°
  • Mean Anomaly: 50.68°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.27200 km
  • Magnitude: 19.81
  • Albedo: 0.287
  • Spectral type (SMASS): Xc

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 316 days (0.87 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 31.25 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.15 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.66 AU
  • Rotation Period: 32.00 hours
  • Approx. Composition: iron, nickel, cobalt, and platinum.

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