Key Facts
- Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
- Comparable in size to a football field
- Will pass within 16,113,146 km of Earth in 2027
- Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
- Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
- See orbit simulation
Overview
216985 (2000 QK130) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 QK130 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
2000 QK130 orbits the sun every 469 days (1.28 years), coming as close as 0.87 AU and reaching as far as 1.49 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2000 QK130 is probably between 0.094 to 0.420 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.
Close Approaches
2000 QK130's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.
2000 QK130 has 13 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2027 | 16,113,146 | 5.700 |
| March 15, 2036 | 1,705,766 | 7.558 |
| May 26, 2045 | 23,450,164 | 6.476 |
| Aug. 6, 2054 | 8,484,698 | 8.038 |
| March 21, 2067 | 7,286,689 | 6.521 |
| July 16, 2076 | 17,095,592 | 5.237 |
| March 16, 2089 | 1,962,360 | 7.495 |
| Aug. 14, 2098 | 25,424,357 | 12.350 |
| June 27, 2128 | 20,453,522 | 5.643 |
| Aug. 3, 2141 | 9,148,471 | 7.048 |
| March 8, 2145 | 15,924,293 | 10.916 |
| Aug. 8, 2154 | 10,540,894 | 8.975 |
| March 13, 2158 | 5,426,960 | 8.885 |
Images and Observations
2000 QK130's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 9, 2000. It was last officially observed on Nov. 30, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 251 observations used to determine its orbit.
Accessibility and Exploration
2000 QK130 can be reached with a journey of 346 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 8.336 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 8,465 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2000 QK130.
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- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 1.181 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.2619
- Inclination: 4.72°
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 173.82°
- Argument of Periapsis: 66.35°
- Mean Anomaly: 50.83°
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: ~0.257 km
- Magnitude: 21.34
Derived Characteristics
- Orbit Period: 469 days (1.28 years)
- Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.39 km/s
- Aphelion Distance: 1.49 AU
- Perihelion Distance: 0.87 AU
Map Comparison
Orbit Simulation
Sky Map
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Size Rendering
The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2000 QK130 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.
