504800 (2010 CO1)

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 U.S. Capitol building (0.38 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 5,327,465 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

504800 (2010 CO1) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2010 CO1 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2010 CO1 orbits the sun every 372 days (1.02 years), coming as close as 0.79 AU and reaching as far as 1.23 AU from the sun. 2010 CO1 is about 0.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.

Close Approaches

2010 CO1'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.

2010 CO1 has 23 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Sept. 14, 2019 5,327,465 14.355
Sept. 16, 2020 21,188,866 16.416
Feb. 27, 2064 24,553,129 17.048
March 5, 2065 12,435,834 15.048
March 13, 2066 17,211,952 13.709
Sept. 11, 2071 24,825,292 12.260
Sept. 11, 2072 8,606,553 13.217
Sept. 14, 2073 8,943,233 14.823
Sept. 18, 2074 25,452,565 17.016
Feb. 28, 2118 23,280,413 16.860
March 7, 2119 12,008,678 14.934
March 14, 2120 17,837,198 13.658
Sept. 12, 2125 25,011,452 12.259
Sept. 13, 2126 8,824,798 13.193
Sept. 16, 2127 8,590,085 14.788
Sept. 18, 2128 25,124,939 16.967
Feb. 29, 2172 23,535,326 16.907
March 7, 2173 12,019,233 14.968
March 15, 2174 17,515,487 13.672
Sept. 12, 2179 25,655,924 12.243
Sept. 12, 2180 9,552,352 13.129
Sept. 15, 2181 7,716,893 14.689
Sept. 19, 2182 24,065,141 16.814

Images and Observations

2010 CO1's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 7, 2010. It was last officially observed on Nov. 8, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 158 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: 1.013 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2179
  • Inclination: 24.02°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 351.56°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 252.69°
  • Mean Anomaly: 52.01°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.38000 km
  • Magnitude: 21.48
  • Albedo: 0.032

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 372 days (1.02 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 29.62 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.23 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.79 AU

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Size Rendering

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