2013 YD48

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 5,596,311 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 YD48 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 YD48 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 YD48 orbits the sun every 975 days (2.67 years), coming as close as 0.78 AU and reaching as far as 3.07 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 YD48 is probably between 0.080 to 0.179 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2013 YD48's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2013 YD48 has 13 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Jan. 11, 2022 5,596,311 14.768
Jan. 14, 2030 7,111,433 13.971
Jan. 26, 2038 17,884,612 11.808
Feb. 9, 2046 25,957,778 11.518
April 18, 2070 28,489,174 11.842
May 6, 2078 20,304,749 11.562
May 22, 2086 4,334,971 14.050
May 24, 2094 2,010,222 14.600
Jan. 21, 2118 12,832,592 12.694
Jan. 2, 2126 25,008,841 19.802
May 30, 2163 5,653,191 15.995
May 16, 2171 14,659,207 12.308
Feb. 14, 2195 26,561,411 11.547

Images and Observations

2013 YD48's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 29, 2013. It was last officially observed on Jan. 9, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 190 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: 1.924 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5958
  • Inclination: 3.15°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 247.78°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 287.95°
  • Mean Anomaly: 209.6°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.104 km
  • Magnitude: 22.6

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 975 days (2.67 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 21.47 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.07 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.78 AU

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Size Rendering

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