507716 (2013 UP8)

Mid-sized Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to Mount Everest
  • Will pass within 27,816,960 km of Earth in 2037
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

507716 (2013 UP8) is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 UP8 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2013 UP8 orbits the sun every 1,480 days (4.05 years), coming as close as 0.97 AU and reaching as far as 4.11 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 UP8 is probably between 1.401 to 3.134 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to Mount Everest.

Close Approaches

2013 UP8's orbit is 0.04 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.

2013 UP8 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 5, 2037 27,816,960 29.895
May 11, 2041 13,214,487 29.291
May 18, 2045 10,548,976 28.945
May 23, 2049 20,982,448 29.194
May 23, 2053 21,872,942 29.241
May 25, 2057 25,751,810 29.260
May 24, 2061 25,240,617 29.551
May 18, 2065 13,633,504 29.553
May 13, 2069 13,201,074 29.732
May 5, 2073 29,067,298 30.811
May 21, 2151 25,994,375 31.440
May 21, 2178 26,659,719 31.480

Images and Observations

2013 UP8's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 25, 2013. It was last officially observed on Oct. 4, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 139 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: 2.537 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6183
  • Inclination: 47.82°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 55.16°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 187.31°
  • Mean Anomaly: 220.96°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~1.809 km
  • Magnitude: 16.39

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,480 days (4.05 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 18.65 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 4.11 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.97 AU

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Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2013 UP8 to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.