2013 QL10 is a very small asteroid whose orbit approaches the orbit of Earth but does not cross it. NASA JPL has classified 2013 QL10 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 QL10 orbits the sun every 511 days (1.40 years), coming as close as 1.02 AU and reaching as far as 1.48 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 QL10 is probably between 0.073 to 0.164 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2013 QL10's orbit is 0.17 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 QL10 has 24 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
---|---|---|
Sept. 17, 2020 | 25,349,209 | 8.981 |
Sept. 19, 2027 | 24,832,862 | 9.119 |
Sept. 20, 2034 | 24,723,626 | 9.232 |
Feb. 8, 2035 | 29,576,885 | 10.079 |
Sept. 20, 2041 | 24,792,394 | 9.344 |
Feb. 9, 2042 | 28,844,242 | 9.929 |
Sept. 20, 2048 | 24,986,020 | 9.426 |
Feb. 9, 2049 | 28,330,477 | 9.833 |
Sept. 21, 2055 | 25,216,920 | 9.517 |
Feb. 10, 2056 | 27,936,149 | 9.736 |
Sept. 22, 2062 | 25,526,081 | 9.608 |
Feb. 10, 2063 | 27,630,735 | 9.657 |
Sept. 22, 2069 | 25,904,211 | 9.703 |
Feb. 11, 2070 | 27,352,073 | 9.577 |
Sept. 22, 2076 | 26,429,440 | 9.838 |
Feb. 11, 2077 | 27,112,323 | 9.476 |
Sept. 23, 2083 | 27,202,570 | 9.991 |
Feb. 12, 2084 | 26,956,228 | 9.385 |
Sept. 23, 2090 | 28,398,660 | 10.230 |
Feb. 13, 2091 | 26,975,280 | 9.263 |
Feb. 14, 2098 | 27,451,247 | 9.125 |
Feb. 17, 2105 | 28,811,072 | 9.000 |
Sept. 15, 2192 | 29,321,953 | 8.733 |
Sept. 18, 2199 | 26,989,467 | 8.871 |
2013 QL10's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 26, 2013. It was last officially observed on March 7, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 103 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2013 QL10 to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.