289227 (2004 XY60)

Small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Will pass within 29,028,465 km of Earth in 2023
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

289227 (2004 XY60) is a small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2004 XY60 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.

2004 XY60 orbits the sun every 187 days (0.51 years), coming as close as 0.13 AU and reaching as far as 1.15 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2004 XY60 is probably between 0.460 to 1.028 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Close Approaches

2004 XY60's orbit is 0.20 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.

2004 XY60 has 9 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 29, 2023 29,028,465 24.354
Dec. 28, 2044 28,947,346 24.202
Dec. 29, 2065 28,959,282 23.854
Dec. 30, 2086 29,564,634 22.981
Dec. 29, 2106 29,058,228 25.199
Dec. 31, 2127 29,292,416 23.121
Dec. 30, 2147 28,639,237 24.541
Dec. 29, 2167 29,810,722 26.119
Dec. 30, 2188 28,525,809 24.077

Images and Observations

2004 XY60's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 14, 2004. It was last officially observed on Dec. 6, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 103 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: 0.6402 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.7967
  • Inclination: 23.78°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 122.59°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 130.87°
  • Mean Anomaly: 71.47°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.594 km
  • Magnitude: 18.81

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 187 days (0.51 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 37.24 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.15 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.13 AU

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Size Rendering

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