2009 XV1

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 15,258,518 km of Earth in 2025
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2009 XV1 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2009 XV1 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 XV1 orbits the sun every 822 days (2.25 years), coming as close as 0.58 AU and reaching as far as 2.85 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2009 XV1 is probably between 0.084 to 0.188 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2009 XV1's orbit is 0.07 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.

2009 XV1 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 29, 2025 15,258,518 21.901
Dec. 3, 2027 10,063,443 22.980
June 1, 2034 18,077,451 20.847
Dec. 5, 2036 13,402,813 24.283
June 6, 2043 24,805,926 19.321
Dec. 8, 2045 22,610,964 26.452
May 23, 2140 17,684,128 24.788
Nov. 30, 2142 15,483,454 20.275
May 29, 2149 12,979,496 22.218
Dec. 5, 2151 8,110,532 22.974
June 6, 2158 23,854,124 19.305
Dec. 10, 2160 22,006,526 26.512

Images and Observations

2009 XV1's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 11, 2009. It was last officially observed on Dec. 15, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 102 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: 1.717 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6625
  • Inclination: 19.54°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 80.63°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 255.15°
  • Mean Anomaly: 66.32°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.109 km
  • Magnitude: 22.5

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 822 days (2.25 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 22.72 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.85 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.58 AU

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Size Rendering

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