414286 (2008 OC6)

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 the U.S. Capitol building (0.37 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 25,144,780 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

414286 (2008 OC6) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2008 OC6 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2008 OC6 orbits the sun every 324 days (0.89 years), coming as close as 0.74 AU and reaching as far as 1.11 AU from the sun. 2008 OC6 is about 0.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.

Close Approaches

2008 OC6'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.

2008 OC6 has 23 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 27, 2022 25,144,780 13.439
March 15, 2030 29,043,533 13.107
Sept. 22, 2030 18,723,758 11.171
Sept. 19, 2038 5,157,058 12.003
Sept. 16, 2046 11,456,368 13.244
Sept. 12, 2054 27,096,419 15.304
April 2, 2069 26,162,119 13.837
March 22, 2077 25,920,063 13.252
Sept. 23, 2077 27,948,024 11.104
Sept. 21, 2085 13,027,520 11.384
Sept. 18, 2093 4,473,374 12.241
Sept. 16, 2101 14,805,662 13.662
March 31, 2124 25,319,817 13.614
March 19, 2132 27,237,679 13.173
Sept. 23, 2132 22,785,052 11.100
Sept. 21, 2140 9,316,897 11.593
Sept. 19, 2148 5,233,878 12.444
Sept. 14, 2156 20,129,408 14.336
April 6, 2171 27,257,596 14.034
March 25, 2179 25,552,808 13.326
Sept. 25, 2179 29,227,580 11.134
Sept. 23, 2187 12,832,402 11.392
Sept. 19, 2195 5,199,193 12.438

Images and Observations

2008 OC6's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 29, 2008. It was last officially observed on Sept. 22, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 508 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: 0.9231 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1992
  • Inclination: 21.84°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 177.58°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 295.82°
  • Mean Anomaly: 287.22°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.36900 km
  • Magnitude: 18.59
  • Albedo: 0.471

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 324 days (0.89 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 31.00 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.11 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.74 AU

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Size Rendering

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