452807 (2006 KV89)

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 16,102,251 km of Earth in 2027
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

452807 (2006 KV89) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2006 KV89 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2006 KV89 orbits the sun every 450 days (1.23 years), coming as close as 0.84 AU and reaching as far as 1.46 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2006 KV89 is probably between 0.086 to 0.386 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2006 KV89's orbit is 0.01 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 KV89 has 22 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 29, 2027 16,102,251 5.185
Dec. 20, 2031 4,387,198 6.941
May 29, 2043 22,229,614 11.930
March 20, 2048 23,661,089 6.438
Dec. 15, 2052 5,674,319 8.712
May 14, 2064 8,783,807 6.047
Dec. 21, 2068 6,324,639 6.535
May 22, 2080 5,450,475 8.657
Feb. 20, 2085 24,002,762 6.566
Dec. 10, 2089 19,827,217 11.561
May 21, 2101 1,932,782 7.678
Feb. 16, 2106 23,470,030 6.448
Dec. 11, 2110 20,369,159 11.677
May 25, 2122 7,488,185 9.056
March 13, 2127 24,258,833 6.589
Dec. 20, 2131 2,758,882 7.604
May 15, 2148 8,550,894 6.071
Jan. 17, 2153 17,895,014 5.347
May 12, 2169 10,561,470 5.741
Jan. 23, 2174 19,345,741 5.586
May 21, 2190 1,733,020 7.623
Dec. 10, 2199 25,367,701 12.688

Images and Observations

2006 KV89's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 28, 2006. It was last officially observed on Oct. 3, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 143 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

2006 KV89 can be reached with a journey of 346 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 8.094 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 19,980 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2006 KV89.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 1.15 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2727
  • Inclination: 3.55°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 71.7°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 87.83°
  • Mean Anomaly: 59.9°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.236 km
  • Magnitude: 21.52

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 450 days (1.23 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.80 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.46 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.84 AU

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Size Rendering

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