Astronomy:2007 UW1

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2007 UW1
Discovery[1]
Discovered byLowell Observatory-LONEOS
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Station, near Flagstaff, Arizona
Discovery dateOctober 17, 2007
Designations
2007 UW1
MPO 279093
Minor planet categoryAten Aten
NEO
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc2239 days (6.13 yr)
6.13 yr
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.01743540 astronomical unit|AU (152.206169 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.79797845 AU (119.375877 Gm)
0.90770693 AU (135.791024 Gm)
Eccentricity0.1208854
Orbital period0.86 yr (315.9 d)
Average Orbital speed31.147779 km/s
Mean anomaly52.355473°
Mean motion1.1396870°/day
Inclination8.217508°
Longitude of ascending node25.974776°
146.57760°
Earth MOID0.00190894 AU (285,573 km)
Jupiter MOID3.94531 AU (590.210 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions80–180 m[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)22.7[2]


2007 UW1 is a sub-kilometer asteroid that is a near-Earth object of the Aten group.

Orbit

The orbit of 2007 UW1 has been established with more than a 6-year observation arc. It will pass within 0.001 astronomical unit|AU (150,000 km; 93,000 mi) of Earth on 19 October 2129.[2] For comparison, the distance to the Moon is about 0.0026 AU (384,400 km).

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Preceded by
2007 YV56
Large NEO Earth close approach
(inside the orbit of the Moon)

19 October 2129
Succeeded by
(153201) 2000 WO107