409836 (2006 QY110)

Small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge (0.55 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 27,871,512 km of Earth in 2046
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

409836 (2006 QY110) is a small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2006 QY110 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2006 QY110 orbits the sun every 975 days (2.67 years), coming as close as 0.82 AU and reaching as far as 3.03 AU from the sun. 2006 QY110 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

2006 QY110'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.

2006 QY110 has 4 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Oct. 6, 2046 27,871,512 18.790
Oct. 7, 2054 25,359,427 18.327
Oct. 8, 2062 23,458,072 17.878
Oct. 8, 2070 24,177,760 18.061

Images and Observations

2006 QY110's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 30, 2006. It was last officially observed on June 8, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 247 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: 1.924 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5739
  • Inclination: 6.4°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 222.61°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 221.62°
  • Mean Anomaly: 114.23°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.55400 km
  • Magnitude: 18.07
  • Albedo: 0.331

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 975 days (2.67 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 21.47 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.03 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.82 AU

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Size Rendering

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