2019 JV1

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 3,664,441 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2019 JV1 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2019 JV1 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 JV1 orbits the sun every 273 days (0.75 years), coming as close as 0.51 AU and reaching as far as 1.13 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2019 JV1 is probably between 0.068 to 0.151 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2019 JV1'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.

2019 JV1 has 20 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 2, 2019 3,664,441 17.622
May 2, 2022 10,749,867 16.756
May 2, 2025 21,824,307 16.244
May 4, 2060 27,697,308 20.867
May 3, 2063 15,264,642 19.145
May 2, 2066 4,541,371 17.810
May 2, 2069 8,332,061 16.921
May 2, 2072 18,807,721 16.333
May 4, 2075 29,471,701 16.106
May 5, 2110 24,280,814 20.361
May 4, 2113 12,509,729 18.792
May 3, 2116 3,550,816 17.609
May 3, 2119 10,074,492 16.800
May 4, 2122 20,378,121 16.293
May 5, 2160 26,364,633 20.685
May 5, 2163 14,794,181 19.102
May 3, 2166 4,744,216 17.864
May 3, 2169 7,235,344 17.022
May 3, 2172 16,962,855 16.420
May 5, 2175 27,056,436 16.128

Images and Observations

2019 JV1's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 21, 2016. It was last officially observed on May 3, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 166 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.8227 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.378
  • Inclination: 32.9°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 42.44°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 32.56°
  • Mean Anomaly: 60.27°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.087 km
  • Magnitude: 22.97

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 273 days (0.75 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 32.78 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.13 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.51 AU

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Sky Map

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Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2019 JV1 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.