2013 NV

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 19,535,425 km of Earth in 2029
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 NV is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 NV as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2013 NV orbits the sun every 343 days (0.94 years), coming as close as 0.47 AU and reaching as far as 1.45 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 NV is probably between 0.242 to 0.542 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2013 NV'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 NV has 13 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
June 22, 2029 19,535,425 17.657
June 22, 2044 10,193,691 18.918
June 24, 2059 5,789,478 19.962
June 25, 2074 8,072,194 20.983
June 27, 2089 16,954,033 22.616
June 30, 2104 28,038,471 24.614
June 23, 2105 24,578,101 17.107
June 23, 2120 14,255,762 18.316
June 25, 2135 6,823,297 19.520
June 26, 2150 5,707,011 20.387
June 27, 2165 11,454,101 21.671
June 29, 2180 21,787,277 23.526
June 23, 2196 19,664,011 17.637

Images and Observations

2013 NV's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 1, 1983. It was last officially observed on Sept. 27, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 208 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: 0.9585 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5111
  • Inclination: 29.28°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 275.59°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 227.82°
  • Mean Anomaly: 21.98°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.313 km
  • Magnitude: 20.2

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 343 days (0.94 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 30.40 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.45 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.47 AU

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Size Rendering

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