153201 (2000 WO107)

Small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge (0.51 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 4,302,945 km of Earth in 2020
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

153201 (2000 WO107) is a small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 WO107 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2000 WO107 orbits the sun every 318 days (0.87 years), coming as close as 0.20 AU and reaching as far as 1.62 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. 2000 WO107 is about 0.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The rotation of 2000 WO107 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.02 hours.

2000 WO107's spectral type None (Tholen) / X (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain iron, nickel, and cobalt.

Close Approaches

2000 WO107's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2000 WO107 has 28 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Nov. 29, 2020 4,302,945 25.073
Feb. 6, 2031 19,270,481 26.820
Nov. 29, 2040 3,164,703 25.290
Feb. 5, 2051 20,755,184 27.731
Dec. 6, 2053 27,652,277 31.834
Nov. 28, 2060 11,275,849 23.748
Feb. 10, 2064 28,147,505 21.837
Feb. 3, 2071 26,726,837 29.875
Dec. 4, 2073 16,958,646 29.495
Nov. 27, 2080 23,212,073 21.652
Feb. 9, 2084 20,363,919 24.147
Nov. 30, 2093 1,241,880 26.181
Nov. 28, 2100 28,083,986 20.916
Feb. 10, 2104 20,687,943 24.004
Feb. 4, 2111 28,226,929 30.336
Dec. 6, 2113 18,748,747 29.871
Nov. 29, 2120 12,717,246 23.476
Feb. 12, 2124 29,544,223 21.531
Feb. 7, 2131 20,530,804 27.614
Dec. 1, 2140 243,187 26.025
Dec. 9, 2147 29,234,258 32.176
Feb. 8, 2152 19,613,007 27.180
Feb. 13, 2159 28,395,316 21.756
Nov. 30, 2162 14,249,495 23.179
Dec. 5, 2169 13,024,230 28.626
Feb. 10, 2181 18,793,036 25.074
Dec. 1, 2191 7,655,437 24.415
Dec. 6, 2198 15,781,418 29.238

Images and Observations

2000 WO107's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 29, 2000. It was last officially observed on Jan. 15, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,017 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: 0.9111 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.7807
  • Inclination: 7.77°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 69.21°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 213.74°
  • Mean Anomaly: 126.2°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.51000 km
  • Magnitude: 19.34
  • Albedo: 0.129
  • Spectral type (SMASS): X

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 318 days (0.87 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 31.17 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.62 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.20 AU
  • Rotation Period: 5.02 hours
  • Approx. Composition: iron, nickel, and cobalt.

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