453707 (2010 XY72)

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 the Golden Gate Bridge (0.50 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 7,180,573 km of Earth in 2027
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

453707 (2010 XY72) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2010 XY72 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2010 XY72 orbits the sun every 441 days (1.21 years), coming as close as 0.87 AU and reaching as far as 1.39 AU from the sun. 2010 XY72 is about 0.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The rotation of 2010 XY72 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 13.25 hours.

Close Approaches

2010 XY72's orbit is 0.05 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.

2010 XY72 has 10 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Oct. 29, 2027 7,180,573 18.029
Nov. 8, 2033 28,491,170 20.566
Oct. 23, 2062 17,467,944 17.346
Nov. 2, 2068 13,761,122 18.997
Oct. 30, 2103 7,213,246 18.032
Nov. 9, 2109 28,616,906 20.576
Oct. 24, 2138 17,794,553 17.341
Nov. 3, 2144 13,526,276 18.968
Oct. 30, 2179 7,314,180 18.019
Nov. 9, 2185 28,111,997 20.512

Images and Observations

2010 XY72's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 15, 2010. It was last officially observed on April 19, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 443 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: 1.133 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2287
  • Inclination: 31.48°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 34.43°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 307.02°
  • Mean Anomaly: 243.59°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.49500 km
  • Magnitude: 18.73
  • Albedo: 0.261

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 441 days (1.21 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.95 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.39 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.87 AU
  • Rotation Period: 13.25 hours

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Size Rendering

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