281375 (2008 JV19)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 29,863,418 km of Earth in 2053
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

281375 (2008 JV19) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2008 JV19 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2008 JV19 orbits the sun every 357 days (0.98 years), coming as close as 0.74 AU and reaching as far as 1.23 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2008 JV19 is probably between 0.183 to 0.409 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

The rotation of 2008 JV19 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 3.50 hours.

Close Approaches

2008 JV19's orbit is 0.04 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.

2008 JV19 has 27 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 13, 2053 29,863,418 12.325
April 4, 2054 16,318,027 8.549
March 16, 2055 19,829,629 6.069
Feb. 12, 2056 29,420,267 7.438
Aug. 3, 2059 26,350,835 6.019
Aug. 27, 2060 13,136,696 6.037
Sept. 1, 2061 9,336,620 8.873
Aug. 28, 2062 27,362,912 12.619
April 11, 2098 24,839,995 11.149
April 1, 2099 15,319,423 7.482
March 5, 2100 23,279,255 6.315
Aug. 12, 2104 23,011,817 5.847
Sept. 1, 2105 8,989,291 6.682
Sept. 1, 2106 13,844,829 9.859
April 13, 2143 25,971,178 11.406
April 3, 2144 15,437,622 7.724
March 9, 2145 22,429,778 6.228
Aug. 7, 2149 25,361,551 5.987
Aug. 30, 2150 11,964,745 6.186
Sept. 2, 2151 10,698,608 9.151
Aug. 29, 2152 28,626,605 12.846
April 11, 2189 22,073,831 10.392
March 31, 2190 15,879,005 6.929
March 1, 2191 24,821,482 6.563
Aug. 15, 2195 21,806,463 5.813
Sept. 1, 2196 8,116,854 6.925
Sept. 1, 2197 15,754,742 10.235

Images and Observations

2008 JV19's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 8, 2008. It was last officially observed on Aug. 3, 2017. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 607 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: 0.9856 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2485
  • Inclination: 7.23°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 141.96°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 310.6°
  • Mean Anomaly: 348.07°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.236 km
  • Magnitude: 20.81

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 357 days (0.98 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 30.03 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.23 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.74 AU
  • Rotation Period: 3.50 hours

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Size Rendering

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