2008 QV11

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 22,970,653 km of Earth in 2021
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2008 QV11 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2008 QV11 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.

2008 QV11 orbits the sun every 316 days (0.87 years), coming as close as 0.50 AU and reaching as far as 1.32 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2008 QV11 is probably between 0.143 to 0.321 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2008 QV11's orbit is 0.10 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.

2008 QV11 has 25 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Sept. 11, 2021 22,970,653 10.499
June 5, 2026 18,819,248 15.211
Sept. 14, 2034 19,383,423 13.927
June 5, 2039 17,072,163 11.394
Sept. 8, 2053 26,380,504 9.987
June 6, 2058 22,887,983 16.393
Sept. 14, 2066 18,612,091 12.998
June 5, 2071 15,056,188 12.240
Sept. 11, 2079 28,843,879 17.235
June 12, 2084 26,129,885 10.004
June 8, 2090 27,445,465 17.558
Sept. 15, 2098 18,942,426 12.197
June 6, 2103 14,470,126 13.022
Sept. 14, 2111 25,540,245 16.269
June 10, 2116 23,260,089 10.235
Sept. 15, 2130 19,734,697 11.641
June 6, 2135 14,795,584 13.598
Sept. 14, 2143 23,613,491 15.644
June 9, 2148 21,557,639 10.419
Sept. 15, 2162 20,990,515 11.113
June 7, 2167 15,933,899 14.284
Sept. 15, 2175 21,548,033 14.869
June 8, 2180 19,450,950 10.764
Sept. 13, 2194 23,795,602 10.385
June 8, 2199 19,154,005 15.446

Images and Observations

2008 QV11's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 26, 2008. It was last officially observed on Aug. 17, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 62 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: 0.9079 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4528
  • Inclination: 8.28°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 114.33°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 7.43°
  • Mean Anomaly: 22.8°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.185 km
  • Magnitude: 21.34

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 316 days (0.87 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 31.26 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.32 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.50 AU

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Size Rendering

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