2013 FZ7

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 27,315,645 km of Earth in 2021
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 FZ7 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 FZ7 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.

2013 FZ7 orbits the sun every 323 days (0.88 years), coming as close as 0.55 AU and reaching as far as 1.29 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 FZ7 is probably between 0.070 to 0.156 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2013 FZ7's orbit is 0.04 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.

2013 FZ7 has 24 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 8, 2021 27,315,645 18.085
April 12, 2036 9,588,809 11.461
Dec. 23, 2041 23,823,337 14.385
April 8, 2044 24,712,257 17.513
April 12, 2059 14,607,972 10.537
Dec. 25, 2064 27,610,238 15.909
April 11, 2067 18,055,168 16.114
Dec. 20, 2072 26,835,339 9.321
April 9, 2082 20,927,386 9.726
April 12, 2090 11,385,825 14.608
Dec. 21, 2095 23,360,068 10.694
April 6, 2105 25,770,416 9.444
April 13, 2113 7,894,227 13.694
Dec. 22, 2118 22,671,506 11.128
April 6, 2128 24,512,345 9.491
April 12, 2136 12,627,762 14.877
Dec. 22, 2141 26,029,837 9.559
April 13, 2151 14,743,084 10.530
Dec. 25, 2156 24,852,007 14.877
April 11, 2159 24,598,061 17.482
April 14, 2174 6,895,967 12.322
Dec. 23, 2179 21,740,606 12.509
April 3, 2189 28,762,133 9.393
April 14, 2197 8,019,262 13.670

Images and Observations

2013 FZ7's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 18, 2013. It was last officially observed on Feb. 26, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 105 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: 0.9214 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4032
  • Inclination: 8.62°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 8.16°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 321.32°
  • Mean Anomaly: 194.11°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.090 km
  • Magnitude: 22.9

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 323 days (0.88 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 31.03 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.29 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.55 AU

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Size Rendering

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