467460 (2006 JF42)

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 Golden Gate Bridge
  • Will pass within 5,710,745 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

467460 (2006 JF42) is a small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2006 JF42 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2006 JF42 orbits the sun every 201 days (0.55 years), coming as close as 0.28 AU and reaching as far as 1.06 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2006 JF42 is probably between 0.410 to 0.916 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The rotation of 2006 JF42 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 13.98 hours.

Close Approaches

2006 JF42's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2006 JF42 has 45 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 9, 2022 5,710,745 11.311
June 5, 2027 9,549,879 12.867
May 1, 2028 29,004,807 18.687
May 5, 2033 3,439,285 11.639
June 5, 2038 9,327,074 12.782
May 1, 2039 28,908,628 18.666
May 7, 2044 4,798,622 11.433
June 5, 2049 10,485,278 13.260
May 1, 2050 26,014,428 18.000
May 11, 2055 6,632,913 11.190
June 6, 2060 13,410,239 14.190
April 30, 2061 20,453,674 16.697
May 17, 2066 8,725,001 11.021
June 7, 2071 19,692,386 15.918
April 29, 2072 12,642,949 14.904
May 25, 2077 8,908,270 11.186
May 3, 2083 1,365,194 12.455
May 31, 2088 8,317,477 11.606
June 6, 2093 29,635,738 18.449
May 1, 2094 3,932,385 12.984
May 26, 2099 9,098,004 11.144
June 8, 2104 19,748,041 15.935
May 1, 2105 14,255,375 15.262
May 15, 2110 8,110,925 11.051
June 7, 2115 10,341,633 13.202
May 2, 2116 27,418,663 18.306
May 6, 2121 2,654,159 11.780
June 3, 2126 8,215,019 11.894
May 2, 2132 2,623,022 12.724
May 25, 2137 9,304,054 11.083
June 9, 2142 17,691,597 15.424
May 1, 2143 16,348,282 15.753
May 13, 2148 7,499,571 11.117
June 6, 2153 8,988,468 12.656
May 4, 2159 1,106,722 12.366
May 24, 2164 9,387,968 11.037
June 8, 2169 13,247,385 14.217
May 2, 2170 22,748,170 17.239
May 6, 2175 2,421,159 11.841
May 31, 2180 8,496,254 11.418
June 8, 2185 22,798,803 16.795
May 1, 2186 10,709,389 14.479
May 17, 2191 8,669,634 11.002
June 7, 2196 10,160,081 13.296
May 2, 2197 26,947,797 18.230

Images and Observations

2006 JF42's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 11, 2006. It was last officially observed on June 7, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 349 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: 0.6715 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5819
  • Inclination: 5.94°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 40.84°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 17.78°
  • Mean Anomaly: 311.49°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.529 km
  • Magnitude: 19.06

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 201 days (0.55 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 36.34 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.06 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.28 AU
  • Rotation Period: 13.98 hours

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Size Rendering

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