2019 TA7
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 9 October 2019[1] |
| Designations | |
| 2019 TA7 | |
| SPK-ID: 3879167 | |
| NEO · Aten[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Aphelion | 1.099 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.4137 AU |
| 0.7564 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.4531 |
| 240.29 days | |
| 236.6° | |
| 1° 29m 52.8s /day | |
| Inclination | 4.1490° |
| 13.58° | |
| 158.8° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0093 AU (3.6 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 364 ft (111 m) | |
| 26.223 | |
2019 TA7 (SPK-ID: 3879167) is a Aten (NEO) asteroid, estimated to be about 364 ft (111 m) in diameter, that was discovered on 9 October 2019, and will fly about 1,500,000 km (930,000 mi), its closest encounter in 115 years, pass the Earth on 14 October 2019 at 6:53 pm ET.[1][2][3]
Trajectory
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e
"JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2019 SU3". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Asteroid 2019 TA7". Minor Planet Center. 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Staff (13 October 2019). "111-foot asteroid screeching towards Earth at over 22,000 miles per hour". RT News. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
External links
- 2019 TA7 at the JPL Small-Body Database
- 2019 TA7 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2019 TA7 MPC at the Minor Planet Center
