365424 (2010 KX7)

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 (0.21 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 19,247,759 km of Earth in 2074
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

365424 (2010 KX7) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2010 KX7 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2010 KX7 orbits the sun every 359 days (0.98 years), coming as close as 0.82 AU and reaching as far as 1.16 AU from the sun. 2010 KX7 is about 0.2 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2010 KX7's orbit is 0.03 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.

2010 KX7 has 17 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 7, 2074 19,247,759 13.467
May 6, 2075 7,483,695 12.101
May 5, 2076 8,092,294 11.243
May 6, 2077 19,538,019 10.837
Nov. 13, 2080 19,989,124 12.095
Nov. 5, 2081 14,372,973 12.523
Oct. 28, 2082 18,213,277 13.407
Oct. 22, 2083 28,142,089 14.710
May 9, 2140 27,078,106 14.472
May 7, 2141 14,443,933 12.896
May 6, 2142 5,004,283 11.730
May 6, 2143 12,018,012 11.040
May 7, 2144 23,613,434 10.830
Nov. 21, 2146 26,464,904 12.052
Nov. 12, 2147 17,428,602 12.182
Nov. 3, 2148 14,394,342 12.739
Oct. 27, 2149 20,582,752 13.735

Images and Observations

2010 KX7's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 15, 2010. It was last officially observed on May 22, 2013. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 95 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: 0.9893 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1708
  • Inclination: 21.5°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 46.46°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 61.9°
  • Mean Anomaly: 291.29°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.21200 km
  • Magnitude: 21.91
  • Albedo: 0.075

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 359 days (0.98 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 29.98 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.16 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.82 AU

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Size Rendering

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