382745 (2003 CC)

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
  • Will pass within 27,595,841 km of Earth in 2038
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

382745 (2003 CC) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2003 CC as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2003 CC orbits the sun every 671 days (1.84 years), coming as close as 1.01 AU and reaching as far as 1.99 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2003 CC is probably between 0.220 to 0.492 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2003 CC'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.

2003 CC has 9 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 8, 2038 27,595,841 10.611
April 22, 2049 9,811,871 6.529
April 26, 2060 7,775,776 5.876
April 11, 2071 21,941,177 9.430
July 3, 2113 15,451,505 8.203
June 21, 2124 6,200,354 5.831
July 4, 2135 15,233,818 8.154
April 13, 2181 22,538,463 9.524
April 27, 2192 8,707,284 6.142

Images and Observations

2003 CC's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 1, 2003. It was last officially observed on Sept. 26, 2016. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 176 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: 1.5 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.327
  • Inclination: 2.32°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 136.32°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 103.16°
  • Mean Anomaly: 10.8°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.284 km
  • Magnitude: 20.41

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 671 days (1.84 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 24.32 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.99 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 1.01 AU

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