2019 AM13

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 21,158,310 km of Earth in 2026
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2019 AM13 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2019 AM13 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.

2019 AM13 orbits the sun every 539 days (1.48 years), coming as close as 0.09 AU and reaching as far as 2.50 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2019 AM13 is probably between 0.103 to 0.231 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2019 AM13's orbit is 0.13 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.

2019 AM13 has 15 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 12, 2026 21,158,310 34.513
Jan. 20, 2047 24,386,043 38.735
March 13, 2057 22,434,641 33.924
Jan. 23, 2078 29,810,820 40.500
Jan. 13, 2081 24,987,951 32.820
March 15, 2088 29,138,682 31.931
March 6, 2091 25,526,922 39.342
Jan. 18, 2112 19,580,030 35.721
March 12, 2122 19,901,927 36.012
Jan. 23, 2143 25,934,094 39.363
Jan. 13, 2146 28,160,180 31.931
March 16, 2153 26,569,374 32.626
March 6, 2156 27,811,902 40.064
Jan. 17, 2177 19,724,793 35.075
March 11, 2187 20,437,947 36.893

Images and Observations

2019 AM13's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 16, 2017. It was last officially observed on Feb. 23, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 45 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: 1.296 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.9297
  • Inclination: 16.64°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 323.06°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 359.91°
  • Mean Anomaly: 86.35°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.133 km
  • Magnitude: 22.05

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 539 days (1.48 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 26.16 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.50 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.09 AU

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Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2019 AM13 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.