1995 CR

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a basketball court
  • Will pass within 11,291,038 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

1995 CR is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 1995 CR as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

1995 CR orbits the sun every 316 days (0.87 years), coming as close as 0.12 AU and reaching as far as 1.69 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1995 CR is probably between 0.119 to 0.267 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a basketball court.

The rotation of 1995 CR has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 2.66 hours.

Close Approaches

1995 CR's orbit is 0.01 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.

1995 CR has 28 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 31, 2022 11,291,038 30.961
Feb. 21, 2033 4,457,675 28.995
Dec. 26, 2035 29,167,579 24.692
Jan. 1, 2042 15,031,858 32.119
Feb. 15, 2046 24,932,488 35.143
Feb. 24, 2052 15,210,577 26.899
Dec. 27, 2054 18,766,784 26.575
Jan. 4, 2061 25,725,625 34.809
Feb. 18, 2065 13,279,473 32.544
Feb. 25, 2071 25,397,250 25.160
Dec. 29, 2073 11,213,132 28.490
Feb. 21, 2084 3,219,247 30.348
Dec. 30, 2092 9,699,980 30.030
Feb. 22, 2103 1,649,315 29.861
Jan. 1, 2112 9,677,348 29.736
Feb. 22, 2122 3,521,386 30.439
Feb. 27, 2128 29,810,035 24.498
Dec. 31, 2130 10,520,011 28.864
Feb. 20, 2141 11,717,115 32.213
Feb. 26, 2147 20,576,179 25.949
Dec. 29, 2149 17,289,737 26.916
Jan. 5, 2156 19,600,347 33.269
Feb. 17, 2160 26,065,405 35.397
Feb. 23, 2166 4,754,867 28.888
Jan. 1, 2175 10,331,491 30.380
Feb. 22, 2185 2,354,505 30.196
Feb. 27, 2191 28,891,302 24.615
Dec. 31, 2193 11,439,762 28.505

Images and Observations

1995 CR's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 3, 1995. It was last officially observed on Jan. 12, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 248 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: 0.907 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.8683
  • Inclination: 4.07°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 342.47°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 322.69°
  • Mean Anomaly: 335.79°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.154 km
  • Magnitude: 21.74

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 316 days (0.87 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 31.23 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.69 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.12 AU
  • Rotation Period: 2.66 hours

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Size Rendering

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