613726 (2007 EF)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
Space Reference » Aten-class Asteroids » 613726 (2007 EF)

Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field (0.26 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 20,660,150 km of Earth in 2033
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

613726 (2007 EF) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2007 EF as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2007 EF orbits the sun every 271 days (0.74 years), coming as close as 0.48 AU and reaching as far as 1.16 AU from the sun. 2007 EF is about 0.3 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2007 EF'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.

2007 EF has 18 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 4, 2033 20,660,150 18.331
March 1, 2036 5,336,319 14.470
March 6, 2039 27,728,246 12.198
March 4, 2059 16,482,861 17.570
March 1, 2062 9,553,281 13.801
March 2, 2085 7,913,116 16.065
March 1, 2088 17,574,196 12.900
March 7, 2108 29,029,243 19.874
March 3, 2111 5,372,996 15.551
March 4, 2114 19,626,784 12.713
March 4, 2137 10,613,138 16.547
March 2, 2140 13,708,289 13.298
March 6, 2163 18,410,266 17.942
March 3, 2166 6,754,611 14.258
March 7, 2169 28,540,475 12.150
March 6, 2189 19,639,485 18.155
March 2, 2192 6,607,524 14.274
March 8, 2195 29,364,107 12.121

Images and Observations

2007 EF's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 9, 2007. It was last officially observed on May 30, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 118 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of 2007 EF:

References

Search

   or view a random object

Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.8203 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4102
  • Inclination: 21.74°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 158.34°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 226.03°
  • Mean Anomaly: 177.88°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.26000 km
  • Magnitude: 21.34
  • Albedo: 0.072

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 271 days (0.74 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 32.93 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.16 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.48 AU

Map Comparison

Click to load map

Orbit Simulation

⧉

Sky Map

The position of 613726 (2007 EF) is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.

Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2007 EF to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.