2007 RV9

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 15,576,486 km of Earth in 2026
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2007 RV9 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2007 RV9 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2007 RV9 orbits the sun every 987 days (2.70 years), coming as close as 0.84 AU and reaching as far as 3.04 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2007 RV9 is probably between 0.227 to 0.508 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2007 RV9'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.

2007 RV9 has 10 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Oct. 31, 2026 15,576,486 13.700
Feb. 28, 2035 11,268,372 15.095
Dec. 15, 2053 24,853,410 10.294
Feb. 10, 2081 11,090,068 10.897
Oct. 25, 2099 24,651,958 16.550
Feb. 18, 2108 5,865,200 11.842
Dec. 26, 2134 25,292,566 10.496
Nov. 5, 2161 15,417,757 12.644
Feb. 24, 2170 2,514,132 13.246
Dec. 21, 2188 25,043,340 10.414

Images and Observations

2007 RV9's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 10, 2007. It was last officially observed on March 19, 2016. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 132 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: 1.94 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5663
  • Inclination: 6.41°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 340.36°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 116.9°
  • Mean Anomaly: 287.81°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.293 km
  • Magnitude: 20.34

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 987 days (2.70 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 21.38 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.04 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.84 AU

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Size Rendering

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