2019 QD6 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2019 QD6 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
2019 QD6 orbits the sun every 1,730 days (4.74 years), coming as close as 0.97 AU and reaching as far as 4.66 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2019 QD6 is probably between 0.118 to 0.263 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a basketball court.
2019 QD6'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 QD6 has 5 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
---|---|---|
Oct. 15, 2019 | 12,692,557 | 13.640 |
Dec. 2, 2085 | 25,619,235 | 13.971 |
Dec. 6, 2118 | 26,885,613 | 14.283 |
Nov. 2, 2137 | 4,637,263 | 12.264 |
Oct. 9, 2180 | 21,969,506 | 14.552 |
2019 QD6's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 28, 2019. It was last officially observed on Jan. 27, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 48 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of 2019 QD6 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.
The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2019 QD6 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.