513312 (2007 DM41)

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 school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 22,911,916 km of Earth in 2025
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

513312 (2007 DM41) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2007 DM41 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2007 DM41 orbits the sun every 469 days (1.28 years), coming as close as 0.56 AU and reaching as far as 1.80 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2007 DM41 is probably between 0.102 to 0.229 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2007 DM41's orbit is 0.01 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2007 DM41 has 8 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 4, 2025 22,911,916 21.682
Oct. 8, 2026 24,923,361 12.136
March 21, 2111 27,035,171 11.686
Oct. 24, 2112 26,820,297 22.466
March 20, 2120 25,715,690 11.972
Oct. 24, 2121 25,779,304 22.245
March 20, 2129 26,933,363 11.714
Oct. 25, 2130 27,636,291 22.613

Images and Observations

2007 DM41's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 23, 2007. It was last officially observed on Nov. 15, 2017. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 214 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: 1.181 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5276
  • Inclination: 2.26°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 1.73°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 274.46°
  • Mean Anomaly: 264.78°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.132 km
  • Magnitude: 22.07

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 469 days (1.28 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.39 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.80 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.56 AU

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Size Rendering

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