2023 HU5 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2023 HU5 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.
2023 HU5 orbits the sun every 354 days (0.97 years), coming as close as 0.76 AU and reaching as far as 1.20 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2023 HU5 is probably between 0.005 to 0.024 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2023 HU5's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
2023 HU5 has 13 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2023 | 930,830 | 7.354 |
| March 6, 2024 | 28,300,893 | 4.813 |
| May 18, 2024 | 25,521,960 | 5.070 |
| Oct. 16, 2026 | 20,458,405 | 5.445 |
| Sept. 18, 2027 | 13,862,282 | 8.824 |
| April 23, 2053 | 17,566,906 | 10.368 |
| April 20, 2054 | 11,340,184 | 5.417 |
| Nov. 15, 2056 | 29,629,974 | 6.660 |
| Sept. 26, 2057 | 11,545,899 | 6.238 |
| Sept. 12, 2058 | 25,365,573 | 11.373 |
| April 21, 2083 | 5,178,537 | 8.072 |
| Oct. 25, 2086 | 23,244,125 | 5.682 |
| Sept. 20, 2087 | 11,315,802 | 8.119 |
2023 HU5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 24, 2023. It was last officially observed on April 27, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 19 observations used to determine its orbit.
2023 HU5 can be reached with a journey of 362 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 7.772 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 110,672 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2023 HU5.
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