Astronomy:2010 XC15
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Catalina Sky Survey (703) 0.68-m Schmidt |
| Discovery date | 2010-12-05 |
| Designations | |
| 2010 XC15 | |
| Minor planet category | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 2020-Dec-17 (JD 2459200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
| Observation arc | 10.1 years |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.0412 astronomical unit|AU (155.76 Gm) (Q) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 0.42875 AU (64.140 Gm) (q) |
| 0.73497 AU (109.950 Gm) (a) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.41665 (e) |
| Orbital period | 0.63 yr (230.15 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 151.705° (M) |
| Mean motion | 1.5638°/day (n) |
| Inclination | 8.3848° (i) |
| Longitude of ascending node | 94.474° (Ω) |
| 157.66° (ω) | |
| Earth MOID | 0.002356 AU (352,500 km) |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.9932 AU (597.37 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~200 metres (660 ft)[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 21.4[2] |
2010 XC15 (also written 2010 XC15) is an Aten near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object that spends most of its time inside of the orbit of Earth.[2] It has an observation arc of 10 years and an Uncertainty Parameter of 1.[2] It was discovered on 5 December 2010 by the Catalina Sky Survey at an apparent magnitude of 17.5 using a 0.68-metre (27 in) Schmidt.[1]
Based on an absolute magnitude of 21.4,[2] the asteroid has an estimated diameter of about 200 metres (660 ft).[3] 2010 XC15 is noted for a close approach to Earth on 27 December 1976 at a distance of about 0.00625 astronomical unit|AU (935,000 km; 581,000 mi).[4][5] In November 2011 with an observation arc of 40 days, the JPL Small-Body Database showed that the uncertainty region of the asteroid during the 1976 close approach could result in a pass anywhere from 0.001 AU to 0.018 AU from Earth.[4] During the 1976 close approach the asteroid reached about apparent magnitude 14.[6]
The asteroid will pass 0.00516 AU (772,000 km; 480,000 mi) from Earth on 27 December 2022,[4][5] allowing a refinement to the known trajectory. The uncertainty region in 2013 suggested that the asteroid could have passed inside the orbit of the Moon in 1907, but is now known to have passed about 0.01 AU (1,500,000 km; 930,000 mi) from Earth in 1907.[4]
| Date | JPL SBDB nominal geocentric distance (AU) |
uncertainty region (3-sigma) |
|---|---|---|
| 1907-12-26 | 0.011466 AU (1.7153 million km) | ±640 thousand km |
| 1914-12-27 | 0.005121 AU (766.1 thousand km) | ±21 thousand km |
| 1976-12-27 | 0.006253 AU (935.4 thousand km) | ±260 km |
| 2022-12-27 | 0.005160 AU (771.9 thousand km) | ±320 km |
| 2064-12-26 | 0.008920 AU (1.3344 million km) | ±80 thousand km |
| 2096-12-27 | 0.004309 AU (644.6 thousand km) | ±660 thousand km |
The asteroid 2002 JE9, with a much larger observation arc, is known to have passed 0.0015 AU (220,000 km; 140,000 mi) from Earth on 11 April 1971.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MPEC 2010-X66 : 2010 XC15". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2010-12-07. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K10/K10X66.html. Retrieved 2011-10-30. (K10X15C)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 XC15)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2010XC15. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs)". International Astronomical Union. 13 October 2011. http://www.iau.org/public/nea/. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "JPL Close-Approach Data: (2010 XC15)". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2010XC15;cad=1#cad. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "NEODyS-2 Close Approaches for 2010XC15". Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site. http://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=1.1.8&n=2010XC15. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ↑ "2010XC15 Ephemerides for 26 December 1976". NEODyS (Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site). http://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=1.1.3.1&n=2010XC15&oc=500&y0=1976&m0=12&d0=26&h0=0&mi0=0&y1=1976&m1=12&d1=28&h1=0&mi1=0&ti=1.0&tiu=hours. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
External links
- 2010 XC15 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Obs prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Obs info · Close · Physical info · NEOCC
- 2010 XC15 at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2010 XC15 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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