394392 (2007 EP88)

Small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge (0.64 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 27,729,623 km of Earth in 2026
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

394392 (2007 EP88) is a small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2007 EP88 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.

2007 EP88 orbits the sun every 280 days (0.77 years), coming as close as 0.10 AU and reaching as far as 1.58 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. 2007 EP88 is about 0.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Close Approaches

2007 EP88's orbit is 0.14 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.

2007 EP88 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 16, 2026 27,729,623 34.030
March 8, 2036 25,296,247 27.775
March 12, 2049 22,439,738 31.656
March 10, 2072 22,156,508 29.383
March 15, 2085 26,515,722 33.499
March 9, 2095 26,106,979 27.611
March 13, 2108 22,604,920 31.542
March 12, 2131 22,379,208 29.486
March 16, 2144 27,108,929 33.635
March 10, 2154 26,736,116 27.488
March 14, 2167 22,546,241 31.177
March 12, 2190 23,245,908 29.069

Images and Observations

2007 EP88's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 15, 2007. It was last officially observed on April 19, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 164 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: 0.8373 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.886
  • Inclination: 20.74°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 328.51°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 47.1°
  • Mean Anomaly: 307.23°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.63600 km
  • Magnitude: 18.37
  • Albedo: 0.174

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 280 days (0.77 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 32.53 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.58 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.10 AU

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Size Rendering

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