422699 (2000 PD3)

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 (0.62 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 17,222,998 km of Earth in 2032
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

422699 (2000 PD3) is a small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 PD3 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2000 PD3 orbits the sun every 1,030 days (2.82 years), coming as close as 0.81 AU and reaching as far as 3.18 AU from the sun. 2000 PD3 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.

The rotation of 2000 PD3 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 42.48 hours.

Close Approaches

2000 PD3'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.

2000 PD3 has 9 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Jan. 16, 2032 17,222,998 17.623
Dec. 25, 2048 16,425,336 11.577
Sept. 1, 2082 21,866,784 17.117
Jan. 11, 2097 6,407,421 15.395
Dec. 24, 2113 18,220,041 11.437
Sept. 15, 2147 17,581,887 12.826
Sept. 6, 2164 18,330,549 15.529
Jan. 24, 2179 29,584,060 20.203
Jan. 12, 2196 3,051,019 14.890

Images and Observations

2000 PD3's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 1, 2000. It was last officially observed on April 13, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 525 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: 1.998 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5921
  • Inclination: 7.7°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 298.66°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 110.18°
  • Mean Anomaly: 31.75°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.61900 km
  • Magnitude: 18.28
  • Albedo: 0.220

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,030 days (2.82 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 21.10 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.18 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.81 AU
  • Rotation Period: 42.48 hours

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