2013 MR

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a basketball court
  • Will pass within 16,795,279 km of Earth in 2026
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 MR is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 MR 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 MR orbits the sun every 298 days (0.82 years), coming as close as 0.44 AU and reaching as far as 1.30 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 MR is probably between 0.126 to 0.282 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a basketball court.

Close Approaches

2013 MR's orbit is 0.09 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 MR has 15 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
June 6, 2026 16,795,279 17.340
June 6, 2035 14,374,852 15.184
June 9, 2044 22,196,282 13.734
June 7, 2066 20,862,144 18.433
June 6, 2075 13,643,656 15.934
June 7, 2084 18,381,625 14.216
June 13, 2093 28,369,404 13.285
June 9, 2106 25,824,635 19.600
June 7, 2115 14,998,173 16.831
June 7, 2124 15,267,895 14.805
June 11, 2133 24,264,286 13.550
June 8, 2155 18,349,506 17.884
June 7, 2164 13,503,885 15.513
June 10, 2173 20,240,175 13.944
June 9, 2195 22,816,511 18.974

Images and Observations

2013 MR's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 17, 2013. It was last officially observed on Aug. 6, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 70 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: 0.8735 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4908
  • Inclination: 20.24°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 266.84°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 207.38°
  • Mean Anomaly: 321.97°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.163 km
  • Magnitude: 21.62

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 298 days (0.82 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 31.89 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.30 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.44 AU

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Size Rendering

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