459683 (2013 MY5)

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 (0.27 km diameter)
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

459683 (2013 MY5) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 MY5 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2013 MY5 orbits the sun every 783 days (2.14 years), coming as close as 0.91 AU and reaching as far as 2.42 AU from the sun. 2013 MY5 is about 0.3 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a football field.

No Close Approaches

2013 MY5'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.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

2013 MY5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 18, 2013. It was last officially observed on Jan. 29, 2016. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 180 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: 1.662 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4531
  • Inclination: 3.0°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 102.88°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 279.03°
  • Mean Anomaly: 237.87°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.26900 km
  • Magnitude: 19.79
  • Albedo: 0.322

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 783 days (2.14 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 23.09 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.42 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.91 AU

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Size Rendering

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