325102 (2008 EY5)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building (0.36 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 29,778,379 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

325102 (2008 EY5) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2008 EY5 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.

2008 EY5 orbits the sun every 181 days (0.50 years), coming as close as 0.23 AU and reaching as far as 1.02 AU from the sun. 2008 EY5 is about 0.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.

Close Approaches

2008 EY5's orbit is 0.08 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 EY5 has 47 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 27, 2019 29,778,379 19.628
Feb. 26, 2060 28,783,529 18.772
Feb. 25, 2061 23,312,166 17.199
Feb. 25, 2062 18,671,766 15.697
Feb. 26, 2063 15,298,441 14.393
Feb. 28, 2064 13,526,928 13.306
March 2, 2065 13,150,799 12.541
March 7, 2066 13,380,718 12.093
March 12, 2067 13,426,164 11.961
March 17, 2068 12,939,405 12.046
March 21, 2069 12,110,782 12.452
March 25, 2070 11,661,723 13.123
March 27, 2071 12,639,042 14.155
March 28, 2072 15,492,661 15.387
March 28, 2073 19,899,606 16.846
March 28, 2074 25,268,524 18.410
Feb. 27, 2116 28,608,867 18.691
Feb. 26, 2117 23,180,626 17.114
Feb. 26, 2118 18,621,976 15.655
Feb. 27, 2119 15,325,716 14.322
Feb. 29, 2120 13,610,920 13.275
March 4, 2121 13,241,570 12.497
March 9, 2122 13,443,934 12.100
March 14, 2123 13,424,434 11.942
March 18, 2124 12,859,445 12.080
March 23, 2125 11,985,094 12.458
March 26, 2126 11,541,507 13.174
March 29, 2127 12,550,537 14.173
March 29, 2128 15,441,450 15.444
March 29, 2129 19,820,767 16.853
March 29, 2130 25,155,273 18.406
Feb. 28, 2172 29,572,414 18.945
Feb. 27, 2173 24,046,741 17.327
Feb. 27, 2174 19,313,409 15.829
Feb. 28, 2175 15,793,451 14.492
March 1, 2176 13,867,974 13.366
March 4, 2177 13,342,152 12.594
March 8, 2178 13,472,342 12.113
March 14, 2179 13,454,814 11.961
March 18, 2180 12,915,059 12.043
March 23, 2181 12,012,292 12.393
March 26, 2182 11,409,712 13.062
March 29, 2183 12,132,965 14.010
March 29, 2184 14,720,454 15.213
March 30, 2185 18,882,274 16.616
March 30, 2186 24,046,124 18.107
March 29, 2187 29,845,222 19.718

Images and Observations

2008 EY5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 4, 2008. It was last officially observed on Jan. 28, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 175 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: 0.6262 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6268
  • Inclination: 5.11°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 245.44°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 106.68°
  • Mean Anomaly: 256.41°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.36100 km
  • Magnitude: 20.17
  • Albedo: 0.124

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 181 days (0.50 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 37.64 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.02 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.23 AU

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Size Rendering

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