2007 UW1
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lowell Observatory-LONEOS |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station, near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| Discovery date | October 17, 2007 |
| Designations | |
| 2007 UW1 | |
| MPO 279093 | |
Aten  NEO | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
| Observation arc | 2239 days (6.13 yr) 6.13 yr |
| Aphelion | 1.01743540 AU (152.206169 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.79797845 AU (119.375877 Gm) |
| 0.90770693 AU (135.791024 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1208854 |
| 0.86 yr (315.9 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 31.147779 km/s |
| 52.355473° | |
| 1.1396870°/day | |
| Inclination | 8.217508° |
| 25.974776° | |
| 146.57760° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00190894 AU (285,573 km) |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.94531 AU (590.210 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 80–180 m[3] |
| 22.7[2] | |
2007 UW1 is a small asteroid that is a Near-Earth object and an Aten asteroid.
Orbit
The orbit of 2007 UW1 has been established with more than a 6-year observation arc. It will pass within 0.00107 AU (160,000 km; 99,000 mi) of Earth on 19 October 2129.[2] For comparison, the distance to the Moon is about 0.0026 AU (384,400 km).
References
- ^ "2007 UW1". Minor Planet Center. 2013-12-03.
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2007 UW1" (last observation: 2013-12-03; arc: 2239 days). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (H)". NASA.
External links
- 2007 UW1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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