2010 RX30 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2010 RX30 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.
2010 RX30 orbits the sun every 277 days (0.76 years), coming as close as 0.51 AU and reaching as far as 1.15 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2010 RX30 is probably between 0.010 to 0.023 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2010 RX30'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.
2010 RX30 has 38 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2019 | 13,991,576 | 8.683 |
| June 19, 2022 | 22,775,925 | 13.439 |
| Sept. 9, 2035 | 10,142,962 | 11.875 |
| Sept. 1, 2038 | 11,451,698 | 8.090 |
| Aug. 3, 2041 | 22,279,485 | 7.851 |
| July 2, 2044 | 18,587,290 | 7.745 |
| June 19, 2047 | 15,006,032 | 11.058 |
| Sept. 6, 2060 | 21,295,263 | 14.183 |
| Sept. 8, 2063 | 2,909,820 | 9.334 |
| Aug. 10, 2066 | 21,358,790 | 7.812 |
| July 2, 2069 | 18,901,761 | 7.707 |
| June 18, 2072 | 16,401,666 | 11.592 |
| Sept. 8, 2085 | 6,944,471 | 11.235 |
| Aug. 26, 2088 | 15,232,028 | 7.805 |
| July 24, 2091 | 22,592,338 | 7.819 |
| June 22, 2094 | 14,385,298 | 8.518 |
| June 20, 2097 | 24,421,427 | 13.872 |
| Sept. 8, 2107 | 23,440,967 | 14.644 |
| Sept. 8, 2110 | 3,626,409 | 9.217 |
| Aug. 8, 2113 | 21,656,288 | 7.838 |
| July 2, 2116 | 18,154,818 | 7.746 |
| June 20, 2119 | 17,641,759 | 12.003 |
| Sept. 6, 2129 | 28,192,195 | 15.635 |
| Sept. 8, 2132 | 1,547,828 | 9.601 |
| July 31, 2135 | 22,797,660 | 7.839 |
| June 20, 2138 | 13,012,179 | 9.567 |
| Sept. 9, 2148 | 5,505,759 | 10.941 |
| Aug. 13, 2151 | 20,958,944 | 7.818 |
| June 28, 2154 | 16,880,700 | 7.865 |
| June 20, 2157 | 24,716,156 | 13.942 |
| Sept. 10, 2167 | 5,262,307 | 10.866 |
| Aug. 23, 2170 | 17,304,685 | 7.744 |
| July 18, 2173 | 21,787,592 | 7.755 |
| June 20, 2176 | 12,903,200 | 9.580 |
| Sept. 9, 2189 | 10,785,932 | 11.974 |
| Aug. 30, 2192 | 13,536,444 | 7.893 |
| July 27, 2195 | 22,376,972 | 7.813 |
| June 23, 2198 | 13,972,795 | 8.564 |
2010 RX30's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 5, 2010. It was last officially observed on Aug. 13, 2013. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 101 observations used to determine its orbit.
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