2015 HV182

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
• Comparable in size to a football field
• Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
• Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
• See orbit simulation

Overview

2015 HV182 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2015 HV182 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2015 HV182 orbits the sun every 608 days (1.66 years), coming as close as 1.01 AU and reaching as far as 1.80 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2015 HV182 is probably between 0.090 to 0.403 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

No Close Approaches

2015 HV182's orbit is 0.02 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.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

2015 HV182's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 17, 2015. It was last officially observed on June 8, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 37 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

2015 HV182 can be reached with a journey of 450 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 11.556 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 95 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2015 HV182.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of 2015 HV182:

• 3103 Eger (1982 BB)
• 3752 Camillo (1985 PA)
• 65717 (1993 BX3)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of 2015 HV182 is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.

Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2015 HV182 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.