2013 XY8
2013 XY8 is a near-Earth Apollo asteroid that passed 0.00508 AU (760,000 km; 472,000 mi) from Earth on December 11, 2013.[1][2] Slate magazine noted how although it missed by about 2 lunar distances, it was discovered just 5 days previous, on December 7, 2013.[2] At 30–70 meters across it is bigger than the Chelyabinsk meteor.[2] 2013 XY8 has been observed by radar and has a well determined orbit.[1] It will pass about 0.0007 AU (100,000 km; 65,000 mi) from the Moon on 11 December 2095.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Close-Approach Data: (2013 XY8)". Retrieved November 17, 2015.
data-arc span 6 days
first obs. used 2013-12-07
last obs. used 2013-12-13 - ^ a b c Asteroid 2013 XY8 Tumbled By Earth Today - Slate
External links
- N. Atkinson - Space Shuttle-Sized Asteroid 2013 XY8 to Fly Past Earth on Dec. 11
- 2013 XY8 at the JPL Small Body Database
- 2013 XY8 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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