2009 DC45 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2009 DC45 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.
2009 DC45 orbits the sun every 613 days (1.68 years), coming as close as 0.89 AU and reaching as far as 1.93 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2009 DC45 is probably between 0.005 to 0.023 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2009 DC45's orbit is 0.01 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
2009 DC45's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 27, 2009. It was last officially observed on Feb. 28, 2009. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 31 observations used to determine its orbit.
2009 DC45 can be reached with a journey of 370 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 11.711 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 21 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2009 DC45.
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