2015 VU64 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2015 VU64 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.
2015 VU64 orbits the sun every 330 days (0.90 years), coming as close as 0.83 AU and reaching as far as 1.04 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2015 VU64 is probably between 0.001 to 0.006 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2015 VU64's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.
2015 VU64 has 21 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2025 | 27,579,635 | 5.036 |
| Feb. 18, 2026 | 23,477,080 | 8.001 |
| Sept. 15, 2034 | 18,940,142 | 2.456 |
| Jan. 7, 2035 | 9,382,468 | 2.725 |
| Nov. 3, 2043 | 14,794,754 | 6.448 |
| June 3, 2044 | 26,460,259 | 4.913 |
| Aug. 13, 2053 | 24,193,255 | 3.975 |
| Feb. 19, 2054 | 6,242,276 | 3.553 |
| Nov. 11, 2062 | 3,505,516 | 2.935 |
| April 25, 2063 | 21,591,367 | 3.722 |
| Feb. 16, 2090 | 8,225,056 | 4.484 |
| June 24, 2098 | 28,678,638 | 5.271 |
| Nov. 3, 2106 | 4,958,405 | 4.502 |
| May 15, 2107 | 24,628,716 | 4.463 |
| Nov. 3, 2115 | 11,730,031 | 5.834 |
| July 27, 2134 | 26,709,027 | 4.664 |
| Feb. 19, 2135 | 13,289,213 | 5.793 |
| Feb. 20, 2144 | 7,013,966 | 4.122 |
| Feb. 18, 2153 | 14,796,789 | 6.164 |
| Nov. 5, 2169 | 16,732,044 | 6.858 |
| Nov. 5, 2178 | 5,345,712 | 4.564 |
2015 VU64's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 8, 2015. It was last officially observed on Nov. 10, 2015. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 30 observations used to determine its orbit.
2015 VU64 can be reached with a journey of 378 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 5.857 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 617,073 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2015 VU64.
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