2013 ND15

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 22,872,356 km of Earth in 2021
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 ND15 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 ND15 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 ND15 orbits the sun every 225 days (0.62 years), coming as close as 0.28 AU and reaching as far as 1.17 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 ND15 is probably between 0.040 to 0.090 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2013 ND15's orbit is 0.01 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2013 ND15 has 65 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
July 20, 2021 22,872,356 12.244
June 21, 2024 12,062,520 17.434
Aug. 13, 2026 19,886,116 18.561
July 18, 2029 22,952,257 12.248
June 22, 2032 14,923,942 18.064
Aug. 13, 2034 17,071,960 17.849
July 16, 2037 22,830,575 12.263
June 22, 2040 18,726,521 18.901
Aug. 14, 2042 13,996,430 17.029
July 13, 2045 22,365,789 12.271
June 23, 2048 22,211,245 19.676
Aug. 14, 2050 11,890,381 16.401
July 11, 2053 21,871,196 12.273
June 23, 2056 23,911,356 20.061
Aug. 14, 2058 11,155,381 16.145
July 11, 2061 21,730,104 12.275
June 23, 2064 23,828,036 20.042
Aug. 14, 2066 11,594,364 16.292
July 12, 2069 22,053,387 12.264
June 23, 2072 21,042,498 19.425
Aug. 14, 2074 13,873,040 16.981
July 15, 2077 22,639,140 12.256
June 22, 2080 16,361,618 18.393
Aug. 13, 2082 17,862,566 18.034
July 20, 2085 22,875,581 12.261
June 22, 2088 11,165,943 17.260
Aug. 13, 2090 22,508,187 19.183
July 24, 2093 22,527,083 12.267
June 22, 2096 6,907,248 16.359
Aug. 12, 2098 25,897,528 19.997
July 27, 2101 22,184,985 12.278
June 23, 2104 5,313,705 16.024
Aug. 13, 2106 26,812,715 20.207
July 27, 2109 22,280,808 12.277
June 23, 2112 6,593,846 16.284
Aug. 14, 2114 24,971,756 19.763
July 25, 2117 22,674,151 12.256
June 23, 2120 9,620,470 16.923
Aug. 14, 2122 22,096,513 19.060
July 22, 2125 22,907,939 12.238
June 24, 2128 12,111,758 17.452
Aug. 15, 2130 20,048,145 18.548
July 21, 2133 22,982,040 12.231
June 24, 2136 13,529,047 17.752
Aug. 15, 2138 19,294,080 18.360
July 21, 2141 22,932,764 12.224
June 24, 2144 12,485,029 17.522
Aug. 15, 2146 21,137,746 18.808
July 24, 2149 22,695,299 12.229
June 24, 2152 7,732,100 16.497
Aug. 14, 2154 26,239,079 20.043
July 29, 2157 21,766,900 12.267
June 24, 2160 2,052,704 15.320
July 31, 2165 21,349,727 12.276
June 24, 2168 2,334,074 15.379
Aug. 14, 2170 28,963,129 20.677
July 28, 2173 22,228,414 12.227
June 24, 2176 7,332,982 16.398
Aug. 15, 2178 24,486,256 19.594
July 25, 2181 22,666,614 12.203
June 24, 2184 8,861,513 16.712
Aug. 15, 2186 24,768,493 19.654
July 28, 2189 22,127,578 12.208
June 25, 2192 3,678,396 15.630
Aug. 2, 2197 20,436,521 12.285

Images and Observations

2013 ND15's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 13, 2013. It was last officially observed on Aug. 8, 2013. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 20 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: 0.7236 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6118
  • Inclination: 4.8°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 95.8°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 19.76°
  • Mean Anomaly: 2.81°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.052 km
  • Magnitude: 24.1

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 225 days (0.62 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 34.99 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.17 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.28 AU

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Size Rendering

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