613714 (2007 DL41)

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
  • Will pass within 24,079,412 km of Earth in 2030
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

613714 (2007 DL41) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2007 DL41 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2007 DL41 orbits the sun every 643 days (1.76 years), coming as close as 0.76 AU and reaching as far as 2.15 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2007 DL41 is probably between 0.182 to 0.407 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2007 DL41's orbit is 0.05 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.

2007 DL41 has 13 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 16, 2030 24,079,412 17.810
May 4, 2037 18,112,286 10.846
Sept. 25, 2058 8,956,820 12.582
April 17, 2074 23,166,189 17.618
May 2, 2081 15,872,215 11.386
Sept. 16, 2109 18,648,673 10.618
Sept. 29, 2116 7,218,059 13.783
Oct. 9, 2123 22,435,061 17.800
April 17, 2139 27,344,351 18.519
April 25, 2146 11,962,358 14.351
May 7, 2153 18,545,824 10.739
Sept. 20, 2181 16,139,685 11.044
Oct. 7, 2188 17,778,058 16.813

Images and Observations

2007 DL41's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 23, 2007. It was last officially observed on Nov. 26, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 141 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: 1.457 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4763
  • Inclination: 4.67°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 150.73°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 140.24°
  • Mean Anomaly: 61.89°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.235 km
  • Magnitude: 20.82

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 643 days (1.76 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 24.65 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.15 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.76 AU

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Size Rendering

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