2013 NF19

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a basketball court
  • Will pass within 22,040,969 km of Earth in 2036
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 NF19 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 NF19 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2013 NF19 orbits the sun every 789 days (2.16 years), coming as close as 0.51 AU and reaching as far as 2.83 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 NF19 is probably between 0.127 to 0.284 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a basketball court.

Close Approaches

2013 NF19'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 NF19 has 11 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 29, 2036 22,040,969 23.782
July 6, 2054 11,388,117 24.200
Dec. 21, 2077 17,438,459 27.345
July 12, 2082 11,232,050 27.276
Jan. 1, 2106 24,129,521 23.184
July 5, 2123 17,134,480 23.264
Dec. 22, 2146 16,922,261 27.487
July 13, 2151 12,221,206 27.349
Jan. 3, 2175 28,008,927 22.263
Dec. 16, 2187 28,161,435 30.404
July 9, 2192 8,924,184 25.568

Images and Observations

2013 NF19's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 15, 2013. It was last officially observed on Aug. 28, 2013. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 31 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: 1.67 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6953
  • Inclination: 27.32°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 283.25°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 263.09°
  • Mean Anomaly: 282.48°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.164 km
  • Magnitude: 21.6

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 789 days (2.16 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 23.03 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.83 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.51 AU

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Size Rendering

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