475534 (2006 TS7)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 23,717,646 km of Earth in 2030
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

475534 (2006 TS7) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2006 TS7 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2006 TS7 orbits the sun every 336 days (0.92 years), coming as close as 0.40 AU and reaching as far as 1.50 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2006 TS7 is probably between 0.149 to 0.334 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2006 TS7's orbit is 0.02 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 TS7 has 21 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Oct. 24, 2030 23,717,646 22.597
Oct. 27, 2042 11,732,143 20.097
July 16, 2050 16,836,859 15.854
Oct. 31, 2054 9,402,753 16.022
July 21, 2062 19,730,988 20.594
July 16, 2075 27,248,746 13.481
Oct. 29, 2079 4,116,751 18.484
July 17, 2087 14,640,225 16.776
Oct. 31, 2091 11,478,979 15.624
July 20, 2099 16,470,228 19.547
Nov. 1, 2103 24,664,082 13.441
July 24, 2111 23,413,897 21.543
Oct. 27, 2128 14,134,742 20.614
July 17, 2136 17,886,062 15.549
Nov. 1, 2140 8,028,630 16.288
July 22, 2148 19,271,717 20.450
July 17, 2161 28,311,053 13.287
Oct. 30, 2165 6,255,253 18.991
July 18, 2173 19,850,637 15.034
Oct. 29, 2177 8,550,101 19.430
July 20, 2196 13,978,367 17.872

Images and Observations

2006 TS7's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 11, 2006. It was last officially observed on Oct. 29, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 278 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: 0.9465 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5803
  • Inclination: 5.5°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 225.14°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 300.06°
  • Mean Anomaly: 43.75°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.193 km
  • Magnitude: 21.25

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 336 days (0.92 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 30.65 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.50 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.40 AU

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Size Rendering

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