152931 (2000 EA107) is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 EA107 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.
2000 EA107 orbits the sun every 327 days (0.90 years), coming as close as 0.51 AU and reaching as far as 1.35 AU from the sun. 2000 EA107 is about 1.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.
The rotation of 2000 EA107 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 4.14 hours.
2000 EA107's spectral type None (Tholen) / Q (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain .
2000 EA107's orbit is 0.16 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.
2000 EA107 has 7 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
---|---|---|
April 29, 2019 | 24,484,721 | 21.103 |
April 27, 2045 | 25,222,131 | 21.616 |
April 27, 2071 | 26,086,245 | 22.043 |
April 26, 2097 | 26,610,574 | 22.253 |
April 28, 2123 | 25,737,000 | 21.931 |
April 28, 2149 | 25,428,188 | 21.819 |
April 28, 2175 | 25,779,894 | 21.981 |
2000 EA107's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 15, 2000. It was last officially observed on Dec. 21, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,354 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2000 EA107 to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.