523775 (2014 YB35)

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 football field (0.28 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 3,405,470 km of Earth in 2033
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

523775 (2014 YB35) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 YB35 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2014 YB35 orbits the sun every 939 days (2.57 years), coming as close as 0.97 AU and reaching as far as 2.78 AU from the sun. 2014 YB35 is about 0.3 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a football field.

The rotation of 2014 YB35 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 3.28 hours.

Close Approaches

2014 YB35's orbit is 0.03 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.

2014 YB35 has 7 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 21, 2033 3,405,470 10.344
March 2, 2051 19,686,426 12.665
May 4, 2092 27,322,025 11.962
April 5, 2110 8,977,993 10.082
March 27, 2128 4,386,324 10.150
April 19, 2146 16,664,105 10.446
March 3, 2195 19,509,917 12.833

Images and Observations

2014 YB35's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 27, 2014. It was last officially observed on May 14, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 741 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: 1.876 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.484
  • Inclination: 12.65°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 3.73°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 188.63°
  • Mean Anomaly: 103.29°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.27900 km
  • Magnitude: 19.11
  • Albedo: 0.569

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 939 days (2.57 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 21.73 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.78 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.97 AU
  • Rotation Period: 3.28 hours

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