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2019 TA7
Discovery
Discovery siteMt. Lemmon Survey[1]
Discovery date9 October 2019[2]
Designations
2019 TA7
SPK-ID: 3879167
NEO · Aten[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27.0 April 2019;[1] 10 October 2019[2]
Aphelion1.099 AU
Perihelion0.4137 AU
0.7564 AU
Eccentricity0.4531
240.29 days
236.6°
1° 29m 52.8s /day
Inclination4.1490°
13.58°
158.8°
Earth MOID0.0093 AU (3.6 LD)
Physical characteristics
34 m (111 ft)
19.4 G (11 Oct 2019)[1]
26.223

2019 TA7 (SPK-ID: 3879167) is an Aten (NEO) asteroid, estimated to be about 34 m (111 ft) in diameter, that was discovered on 9 October 2019, and will fly pass the Earth, about 1,500,000 km (930,000 mi) away, its closest encounter in 115 years, on 14 October 2019 at 6:53 pm ET.[1][2][3][4]

Trajectory

2019 TA7 asteroid trajectory – as/of 14 October 2019
(Asteroid orbit is in white; Earth orbit is in blue)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Asteroid 2019 TA7". Minor Planet Center. 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "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)
  3. ^ Monzon, Inigo (13 October 2019). "NASA Asteroid 2019: 111-Foot NEO To Zip Past Earth On Monday". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ Staff (13 October 2019). "111-foot asteroid screeching towards Earth at over 22,000 miles per hour". RT News. Retrieved 14 October 2019.