162510 (2000 QW69)

Mid-sized 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. Pentagon (1.41 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 25,197,637 km of Earth in 2037
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

162510 (2000 QW69) is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 QW69 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2000 QW69 orbits the sun every 590 days (1.62 years), coming as close as 0.96 AU and reaching as far as 1.79 AU from the sun. 2000 QW69 is about 1.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. Pentagon.

Close Approaches

2000 QW69's orbit is 0.02 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 QW69 has 8 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 12, 2037 25,197,637 20.626
March 9, 2058 14,251,166 20.867
March 8, 2079 9,400,196 21.043
March 9, 2100 13,533,427 20.892
March 13, 2121 24,155,664 20.633
Feb. 28, 2155 25,592,393 23.320
March 2, 2176 14,584,895 22.394
March 4, 2197 8,854,217 21.961

Images and Observations

2000 QW69's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 28, 2000. It was last officially observed on Dec. 13, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,639 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: 1.376 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.3022
  • Inclination: 38.15°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 344.34°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 220.72°
  • Mean Anomaly: 207.18°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 1.40600 km
  • Magnitude: 17.61
  • Albedo: 0.089

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 590 days (1.62 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 25.37 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.79 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.96 AU

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