Key Facts
- Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
- Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
- Will pass within 6,927,723 km of Earth in 2019
- Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
- Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
- See orbit simulation
Overview
2006 QV89 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2006 QV89 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.
2006 QV89 orbits the sun every 476 days (1.30 years), coming as close as 0.92 AU and reaching as far as 1.46 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2006 QV89 is probably between 0.014 to 0.062 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
Close Approaches
2006 QV89'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.
2006 QV89 has 13 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 27, 2019 | 6,927,723 | 4.126 |
| Dec. 19, 2032 | 3,065,041 | 4.856 |
| Dec. 29, 2045 | 8,280,333 | 6.766 |
| Sept. 5, 2062 | 3,148,095 | 5.825 |
| Jan. 8, 2072 | 25,549,136 | 10.352 |
| Dec. 6, 2084 | 7,223,783 | 4.107 |
| Aug. 27, 2097 | 16,116,718 | 8.427 |
| Dec. 20, 2106 | 3,909,840 | 4.585 |
| Aug. 31, 2128 | 10,427,354 | 7.271 |
| Oct. 6, 2137 | 8,764,713 | 4.099 |
| Dec. 26, 2146 | 2,638,509 | 5.302 |
| Aug. 29, 2159 | 15,112,511 | 8.225 |
| Jan. 10, 2178 | 29,413,495 | 11.134 |
Images and Observations
2006 QV89's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 29, 2006. It was last officially observed on Aug. 11, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 76 observations used to determine its orbit.
Accessibility and Exploration
2006 QV89 can be reached with a journey of 306 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 6.653 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 118,261 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2006 QV89.
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- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 1.193 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.2248
- Inclination: 1.07°
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 165.88°
- Argument of Periapsis: 236.51°
- Mean Anomaly: 348.51°
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: ~0.038 km
- Magnitude: 25.5
Derived Characteristics
- Orbit Period: 476 days (1.30 years)
- Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.27 km/s
- Aphelion Distance: 1.46 AU
- Perihelion Distance: 0.92 AU
Map Comparison
Orbit Simulation
Sky Map
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Size Rendering
The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2006 QV89 to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.
