Trantow

25954 Trantow (2001 FM13)

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Key Facts

Overview

Trantow is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Trantow as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Trantow orbits the sun every 1,210 days (3.31 years), coming as close as 1.84 AU and reaching as far as 2.60 AU from the sun. Trantow is about 2.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.

No Close Approaches

Trantow's orbit is 0.83 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Trantow's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 18, 1992. It was last officially observed on April 16, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,845 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: 2.222 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1723
  • Inclination: 4.9°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 27.49°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 286.31°
  • Mean Anomaly: 170.33°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 2.51100 km
  • Magnitude: 15.4
  • Albedo: 0.177

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,210 days (3.31 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 19.98 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.60 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 1.84 AU

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Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Trantow to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.