2018 NV

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 25,305,307 km of Earth in 2026
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2018 NV is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2018 NV 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.

2018 NV orbits the sun every 325 days (0.89 years), coming as close as 0.78 AU and reaching as far as 1.07 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2018 NV is probably between 0.047 to 0.212 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2018 NV'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.

2018 NV has 32 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Feb. 1, 2026 25,305,307 7.838
June 26, 2026 15,098,628 6.176
Feb. 24, 2034 27,508,422 7.475
June 2, 2034 27,040,847 6.428
July 10, 2051 22,629,045 9.780
Jan. 4, 2059 27,990,691 8.512
July 10, 2059 6,699,639 7.393
Jan. 14, 2067 26,716,842 8.324
July 7, 2067 3,233,122 6.688
Jan. 30, 2075 25,380,258 7.896
June 28, 2075 13,477,473 6.161
Feb. 22, 2083 27,099,023 7.458
June 4, 2083 26,148,018 6.394
July 10, 2100 25,421,686 10.253
Jan. 3, 2108 28,539,313 8.559
July 10, 2108 8,288,907 7.596
Jan. 14, 2116 26,878,520 8.343
July 8, 2116 3,187,465 6.721
Jan. 29, 2124 25,534,425 7.954
June 30, 2124 12,136,148 6.168
Feb. 21, 2132 26,734,807 7.451
June 7, 2132 25,139,339 6.362
July 10, 2149 27,884,106 10.682
Dec. 30, 2156 29,138,555 8.606
July 11, 2157 10,038,197 7.828
Jan. 12, 2165 27,108,935 8.366
July 8, 2165 3,159,499 6.780
Jan. 18, 2173 26,422,908 8.207
July 5, 2173 5,915,473 6.402
Feb. 6, 2181 25,488,182 7.685
June 21, 2181 18,173,465 6.194
March 6, 2189 29,117,028 7.439

Images and Observations

2018 NV's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 8, 2018. It was last officially observed on July 24, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 228 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

2018 NV can be reached with a journey of 362 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 8.986 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 7,487 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2018 NV.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.9257 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1598
  • Inclination: 11.67°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 283.04°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 145.66°
  • Mean Anomaly: 162.79°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.130 km
  • Magnitude: 22.82

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 325 days (0.89 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 30.99 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.07 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.78 AU

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Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2018 NV 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.