152564 (1992 HF)

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field (0.28 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 23,211,377 km of Earth in 2041
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

152564 (1992 HF) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 1992 HF 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 HF orbits the sun every 599 days (1.64 years), coming as close as 0.61 AU and reaching as far as 2.17 AU from the sun. 1992 HF 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 HF has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 3.28 hours.

Close Approaches

1992 HF's orbit is 0.12 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 HF has 9 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 5, 2041 23,211,377 20.110
May 26, 2056 22,461,589 15.841
Nov. 19, 2064 28,483,464 15.347
May 19, 2079 23,777,879 21.136
Nov. 29, 2105 22,432,715 17.286
May 23, 2120 18,881,984 18.846
Dec. 4, 2146 22,151,664 19.050
May 27, 2161 20,063,407 17.013
Dec. 9, 2187 26,286,570 21.044

Images and Observations

1992 HF's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 24, 1992. It was last officially observed on April 19, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 121 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: 1.391 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5618
  • Inclination: 13.32°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 213.37°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 128.35°
  • Mean Anomaly: 347.81°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.28200 km
  • Magnitude: 19.69
  • Albedo: 0.169

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 599 days (1.64 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 25.26 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.17 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.61 AU
  • Rotation Period: 3.28 hours

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