2013 JE29

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 17,808,165 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 JE29 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 JE29 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 JE29 orbits the sun every 742 days (2.03 years), coming as close as 0.81 AU and reaching as far as 2.40 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 JE29 is probably between 0.051 to 0.114 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2013 JE29's orbit is 0.01 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 JE29 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Sept. 28, 2019 17,808,165 10.065
Oct. 19, 2021 9,293,550 14.950
May 28, 2074 4,649,499 13.966
June 20, 2076 19,759,601 9.949
Sept. 1, 2080 28,418,628 10.654
Oct. 8, 2082 10,227,213 11.164
Oct. 22, 2084 14,136,685 15.896
May 22, 2143 23,679,863 17.738
June 3, 2145 4,167,315 12.428
July 10, 2147 26,841,680 10.334
Oct. 1, 2151 17,548,855 10.097
Oct. 23, 2153 11,575,996 15.410

Images and Observations

2013 JE29's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 15, 2013. It was last officially observed on Nov. 10, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 54 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: 1.605 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.498
  • Inclination: 1.74°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 45.04°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 271.54°
  • Mean Anomaly: 358.68°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.066 km
  • Magnitude: 23.59

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 742 days (2.03 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 23.53 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.40 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.81 AU

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Size Rendering

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