Key Facts
- Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
- Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
- Will pass within 2,931,731 km of Earth in 2028
- Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
- Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
- See orbit simulation
Overview
2000 SG344 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 SG344 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 SG344 orbits the sun every 353 days (0.97 years), coming as close as 0.91 AU and reaching as far as 1.04 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2000 SG344 is probably between 0.020 to 0.089 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
Close Approaches
2000 SG344's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.
2000 SG344 has 7 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2028 | 2,931,731 | 2.034 |
| Feb. 16, 2029 | 7,880,096 | 1.470 |
| July 28, 2029 | 5,123,778 | 1.189 |
| Nov. 21, 2029 | 6,776,516 | 1.255 |
| Sept. 22, 2030 | 5,121,153 | 2.438 |
| Sept. 16, 2031 | 26,840,096 | 6.704 |
| May 8, 2068 | 18,718,414 | 5.089 |
NASA Sentry has assessed impact risk for 300 very close approach scenarios. Here are the top scenarios ordered by probability of impact:
| Date | Probability of Impact (%) | Impact Energy (Mt) |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 16, 2071 | 0.10360 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 17, 2070 | 0.02339 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2071 | 0.01417 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 25, 2099 | 0.01065 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 30, 2099 | 0.00685 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 22, 2098 | 0.00616 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 19, 2097 | 0.00522 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 16, 2096 | 0.00449 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2110 | 0.00448 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 14, 2101 | 0.00437 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 10, 2074 | 0.00413 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 14, 2095 | 0.00405 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 8, 2074 | 0.00401 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 11, 2094 | 0.00361 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 9, 2109 | 0.00326 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 16, 2101 | 0.00309 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 8, 2093 | 0.00290 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 9, 2108 | 0.00287 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 23, 2102 | 0.00284 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 15, 2100 | 0.00275 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 30, 2098 | 0.00270 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 3, 2091 | 0.00263 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2107 | 0.00232 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 22, 2102 | 0.00232 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 5, 2092 | 0.00207 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 10, 2106 | 0.00192 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 12, 2110 | 0.00166 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 11, 2100 | 0.00156 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2105 | 0.00135 | 1.046 |
| Feb. 1, 2073 | 0.00135 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 30, 2097 | 0.00121 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 11, 2099 | 0.00112 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 12, 2073 | 0.00102 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 10, 2098 | 0.00090 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 9, 2104 | 0.00086 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 9, 2097 | 0.00076 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 9, 2108 | 0.00065 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 9, 2096 | 0.00065 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 9, 2095 | 0.00057 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 25, 2101 | 0.00053 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 9, 2094 | 0.00051 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 9, 2073 | 0.00050 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 13, 2099 | 0.00047 | 1.049 |
| Sept. 8, 2093 | 0.00045 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 8, 2092 | 0.00041 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 24, 2100 | 0.00041 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 12, 2097 | 0.00038 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 8, 2091 | 0.00037 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 11, 2098 | 0.00036 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 9, 2107 | 0.00035 | 1.046 |
| Jan. 28, 2074 | 0.00034 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 8, 2090 | 0.00034 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 30, 2111 | 0.00033 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 12, 2098 | 0.00032 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 26, 2098 | 0.00032 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 20, 2119 | 0.00032 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 14, 2096 | 0.00031 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2089 | 0.00031 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 9, 2099 | 0.00029 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2088 | 0.00028 | 1.048 |
| Dec. 2, 2102 | 0.00028 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 25, 2100 | 0.00028 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 29, 2100 | 0.00027 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 11, 2097 | 0.00027 | 1.048 |
| Feb. 3, 2072 | 0.00027 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 20, 2109 | 0.00026 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 5, 2096 | 0.00026 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 4, 2079 | 0.00026 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 8, 2087 | 0.00026 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 21, 2109 | 0.00026 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 1, 2100 | 0.00025 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 21, 2119 | 0.00024 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2086 | 0.00024 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 14, 2109 | 0.00024 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 4, 2110 | 0.00023 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 17, 2120 | 0.00023 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 6, 2085 | 0.00023 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 23, 2097 | 0.00023 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 1, 2078 | 0.00023 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2096 | 0.00022 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 31, 2098 | 0.00022 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 6, 2084 | 0.00022 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 21, 2099 | 0.00021 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 24, 2101 | 0.00021 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 18, 2095 | 0.00021 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 23, 2101 | 0.00021 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 30, 2110 | 0.00021 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 14, 2079 | 0.00021 | 1.044 |
| Sept. 12, 2103 | 0.00020 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2083 | 0.00019 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 12, 2117 | 0.00019 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 11, 2095 | 0.00019 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 13, 2118 | 0.00019 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 9, 2106 | 0.00019 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2082 | 0.00018 | 1.046 |
| Jan. 27, 2104 | 0.00017 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 10, 2094 | 0.00017 | 1.049 |
| Sept. 4, 2103 | 0.00017 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 17, 2119 | 0.00017 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 2, 2121 | 0.00016 | 1.048 |
| Jan. 30, 2109 | 0.00016 | 1.045 |
| Dec. 5, 2104 | 0.00016 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2081 | 0.00016 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 25, 2099 | 0.00016 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 7, 2102 | 0.00016 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 12, 2093 | 0.00016 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 18, 2098 | 0.00016 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 21, 2120 | 0.00016 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 10, 2116 | 0.00015 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 16, 2119 | 0.00015 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 14, 2109 | 0.00015 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 19, 2116 | 0.00015 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 9, 2115 | 0.00015 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 6, 2097 | 0.00015 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2093 | 0.00014 | 1.049 |
| Dec. 8, 2100 | 0.00014 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 9, 2092 | 0.00014 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 13, 2072 | 0.00014 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 8, 2114 | 0.00014 | 1.046 |
| Jan. 29, 2104 | 0.00014 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 9, 2092 | 0.00013 | 1.048 |
| Feb. 4, 2113 | 0.00013 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 2, 2079 | 0.00013 | 1.044 |
| Sept. 6, 2080 | 0.00013 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 15, 2097 | 0.00013 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 9, 2103 | 0.00013 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 6, 2101 | 0.00013 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 7, 2096 | 0.00012 | 1.044 |
| Aug. 16, 2118 | 0.00012 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2091 | 0.00011 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 18, 2118 | 0.00011 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 6, 2114 | 0.00011 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 3, 2096 | 0.00011 | 1.046 |
| April 22, 2088 | 0.00011 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 7, 2092 | 0.00011 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 7, 2114 | 0.00011 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 4, 2122 | 0.00011 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 10, 2115 | 0.00011 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 5, 2099 | 0.00010 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 16, 2121 | 0.00010 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 6, 2097 | 0.00010 | 1.046 |
| Feb. 7, 2113 | 0.00010 | 1.045 |
| April 24, 2107 | 0.00010 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 23, 2103 | 0.00010 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 4, 2098 | 0.00010 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 1, 2095 | 0.00010 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 1, 2120 | 0.00010 | 1.046 |
| Feb. 5, 2111 | 0.00010 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 8, 2106 | 0.00010 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 5, 2110 | 0.00010 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 31, 2097 | 0.00010 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 9, 2098 | 0.00010 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 9, 2089 | 0.00009 | 1.048 |
| Jan. 16, 2103 | 0.00009 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 29, 2099 | 0.00009 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 4, 2097 | 0.00009 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2090 | 0.00009 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 7, 2113 | 0.00009 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 27, 2109 | 0.00009 | 1.046 |
| April 22, 2094 | 0.00009 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 15, 2117 | 0.00009 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 10, 2095 | 0.00009 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 6, 2108 | 0.00009 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 8, 2105 | 0.00009 | 1.046 |
| Feb. 5, 2112 | 0.00008 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 17, 2117 | 0.00008 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 4, 2095 | 0.00008 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 3, 2122 | 0.00008 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 7, 2113 | 0.00008 | 1.048 |
| July 26, 2116 | 0.00008 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 5, 2114 | 0.00008 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 3, 2094 | 0.00008 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 2, 2102 | 0.00008 | 1.047 |
| July 27, 2117 | 0.00008 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 9, 2101 | 0.00008 | 1.049 |
| Sept. 3, 2093 | 0.00008 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2087 | 0.00008 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 3, 2092 | 0.00007 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 25, 2098 | 0.00007 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 21, 2103 | 0.00007 | 1.047 |
| July 31, 2119 | 0.00007 | 1.048 |
| July 26, 2115 | 0.00007 | 1.046 |
| Feb. 4, 2113 | 0.00007 | 1.046 |
| Feb. 2, 2112 | 0.00007 | 1.048 |
| Jan. 24, 2108 | 0.00007 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 29, 2073 | 0.00007 | 1.048 |
| July 26, 2121 | 0.00007 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 28, 2112 | 0.00007 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 14, 2116 | 0.00007 | 1.046 |
| July 31, 2121 | 0.00006 | 1.046 |
| July 29, 2119 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 3, 2089 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| July 29, 2122 | 0.00006 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 2, 2088 | 0.00006 | 1.048 |
| Dec. 7, 2101 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| July 23, 2121 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 3, 2087 | 0.00006 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 3, 2109 | 0.00006 | 1.048 |
| July 26, 2093 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 19, 2115 | 0.00006 | 1.046 |
| Dec. 22, 2092 | 0.00006 | 1.046 |
| July 26, 2118 | 0.00006 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 10, 2094 | 0.00006 | 1.049 |
| Sept. 11, 2102 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 7, 2088 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 3, 2086 | 0.00006 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 9, 2112 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 8, 2103 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 3, 2085 | 0.00006 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 1, 2122 | 0.00006 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 5, 2102 | 0.00005 | 1.049 |
| Sept. 8, 2104 | 0.00005 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 9, 2083 | 0.00005 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 10, 2102 | 0.00005 | 1.048 |
| Feb. 1, 2113 | 0.00005 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2114 | 0.00005 | 1.047 |
| July 22, 2116 | 0.00005 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 7, 2113 | 0.00005 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2097 | 0.00005 | 1.046 |
| July 22, 2117 | 0.00005 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 9, 2103 | 0.00005 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 6, 2098 | 0.00005 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 4, 2093 | 0.00004 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 18, 2114 | 0.00004 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 31, 2096 | 0.00004 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 8, 2080 | 0.00004 | 1.048 |
| Feb. 3, 2112 | 0.00004 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 4, 2113 | 0.00004 | 1.048 |
| Dec. 12, 2097 | 0.00004 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 10, 2081 | 0.00004 | 1.049 |
| July 28, 2119 | 0.00004 | 1.046 |
| June 28, 2083 | 0.00004 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 14, 2114 | 0.00004 | 1.045 |
| Sept. 11, 2109 | 0.00004 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 24, 2106 | 0.00004 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 13, 2096 | 0.00004 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 29, 2098 | 0.00004 | 1.045 |
| Aug. 24, 2097 | 0.00004 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 10, 2102 | 0.00004 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 12, 2102 | 0.00004 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 31, 2108 | 0.00004 | 1.047 |
| July 19, 2117 | 0.00003 | 1.048 |
| Feb. 3, 2112 | 0.00003 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 2, 2101 | 0.00003 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 29, 2111 | 0.00003 | 1.045 |
| April 21, 2092 | 0.00003 | 1.045 |
| Feb. 5, 2112 | 0.00003 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 22, 2114 | 0.00003 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 9, 2099 | 0.00003 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 3, 2090 | 0.00003 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 8, 2091 | 0.00003 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 4, 2101 | 0.00003 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 9, 2103 | 0.00003 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 12, 2119 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 31, 2095 | 0.00002 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 1, 2099 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 3, 2108 | 0.00002 | 1.046 |
| May 20, 2092 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 24, 2102 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 18, 2069 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 25, 2102 | 0.00002 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 31, 2087 | 0.00002 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 9, 2102 | 0.00002 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 2, 2107 | 0.00002 | 1.045 |
| April 24, 2111 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Dec. 16, 2095 | 0.00002 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 4, 2100 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Sept. 10, 2104 | 0.00002 | 1.048 |
| Feb. 3, 2113 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 30, 2103 | 0.00002 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 31, 2095 | 0.00002 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 5, 2094 | 0.00002 | 1.047 |
| July 28, 2098 | 0.00002 | 1.049 |
| Feb. 4, 2110 | 0.00001 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 26, 2100 | 0.00001 | 1.049 |
| Feb. 5, 2115 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 8, 2115 | 0.00001 | 1.054 |
| Sept. 4, 2089 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| Jan. 25, 2111 | 0.00001 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 4, 2088 | 0.00001 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 20, 2119 | 0.00001 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 24, 2101 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 16, 2120 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 13, 2116 | 0.00001 | 1.048 |
| Aug. 17, 2121 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| July 27, 2098 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 13, 2115 | 0.00001 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 26, 2098 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| Feb. 6, 2105 | 0.00001 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 17, 2117 | 0.00000 | 1.049 |
| Aug. 5, 2095 | 0.00000 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 8, 2117 | 0.00000 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 20, 2121 | 0.00000 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 15, 2119 | 0.00000 | 1.046 |
| Aug. 24, 2119 | 0.00000 | 1.047 |
| Aug. 25, 2100 | 0.00000 | 1.05 |
| Sept. 3, 2079 | 0.00000 | 1.053 |
| Sept. 7, 2104 | 0.00000 | 1.048 |
| Sept. 10, 2104 | 0.00000 | 1.046 |
| Sept. 7, 2095 | 0.00000 | 1.046 |
Images and Observations
2000 SG344's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 15, 1999. It was last officially observed on Oct. 3, 2000. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 31 observations used to determine its orbit.
Accessibility and Exploration
2000 SG344 can be reached with a journey of 370 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 3.549 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 3,302,685 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2000 SG344.
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- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 0.9773 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.0668
- Inclination: 0.11°
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 191.75°
- Argument of Periapsis: 275.54°
- Mean Anomaly: 179.65°
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: ~0.055 km
- Magnitude: 24.7
Derived Characteristics
- Orbit Period: 353 days (0.97 years)
- Avg. Orbit Speed: 30.12 km/s
- Aphelion Distance: 1.04 AU
- Perihelion Distance: 0.91 AU
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Size Rendering
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