390725 (2003 HB)

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 (0.29 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 7,028,502 km of Earth in 2025
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

390725 (2003 HB) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2003 HB as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2003 HB orbits the sun every 286 days (0.78 years), coming as close as 0.53 AU and reaching as far as 1.17 AU from the sun. 2003 HB is about 0.3 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2003 HB's orbit is 0.05 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 HB has 17 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 25, 2025 7,028,502 13.466
May 18, 2036 29,830,490 18.754
May 27, 2043 14,578,859 11.810
May 22, 2054 17,462,588 16.371
May 23, 2061 26,615,474 10.484
May 24, 2072 7,215,001 14.075
May 26, 2090 11,751,552 12.240
May 23, 2101 17,914,933 16.476
May 24, 2108 27,870,739 10.395
May 27, 2119 6,677,443 13.508
May 21, 2130 27,338,897 18.260
May 27, 2137 18,147,044 11.316
May 24, 2148 12,703,045 15.447
May 27, 2166 6,633,086 13.448
May 21, 2177 28,366,476 18.471
May 27, 2184 17,228,698 11.424
May 25, 2195 11,770,548 15.278

Images and Observations

2003 HB's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 21, 2003. It was last officially observed on May 16, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 258 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: 0.8497 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.3805
  • Inclination: 18.11°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 70.36°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 306.76°
  • Mean Anomaly: 203.95°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.29300 km
  • Magnitude: 19.7
  • Albedo: 0.271

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 286 days (0.78 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 32.32 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.17 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.53 AU

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Size Rendering

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