371660 (2007 CN26)

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field (0.23 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 15,372,965 km of Earth in 2038
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

371660 (2007 CN26) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2007 CN26 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2007 CN26 orbits the sun every 537 days (1.47 years), coming as close as 0.95 AU and reaching as far as 1.64 AU from the sun. 2007 CN26 is about 0.2 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2007 CN26's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2007 CN26 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Aug. 1, 2038 15,372,965 6.130
Sept. 11, 2060 13,345,537 9.781
June 4, 2063 20,000,834 6.131
Sept. 6, 2085 3,772,282 8.114
June 3, 2088 19,955,818 6.271
Sept. 18, 2113 23,242,337 11.595
July 27, 2116 16,414,929 6.175
Aug. 24, 2144 7,600,544 6.499
May 18, 2147 25,551,019 9.547
Sept. 17, 2169 20,451,756 11.052
July 10, 2172 18,776,427 6.114
Sept. 6, 2197 2,602,859 7.888

Images and Observations

2007 CN26's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 10, 2007. It was last officially observed on Dec. 30, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 286 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

2007 CN26 can be reached with a journey of 370 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 10.91 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 134 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2007 CN26.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 1.293 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2691
  • Inclination: 7.58°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 159.28°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 135.67°
  • Mean Anomaly: 323.39°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.23000 km
  • Magnitude: 21.11
  • Albedo: 0.160

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 537 days (1.47 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 26.19 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.64 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.95 AU

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Size Rendering

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