364136 (2006 CJ)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 17,833,777 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

364136 (2006 CJ) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2006 CJ as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2006 CJ orbits the sun every 203 days (0.56 years), coming as close as 0.17 AU and reaching as far as 1.19 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2006 CJ is probably between 0.244 to 0.545 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2006 CJ's orbit is 0.03 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2006 CJ has 59 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Feb. 2, 2022 17,833,777 24.498
Feb. 4, 2027 24,648,680 26.090
March 11, 2030 29,564,174 25.189
March 12, 2035 25,117,867 23.639
March 12, 2040 21,842,012 22.138
Feb. 11, 2041 28,593,140 16.993
March 13, 2045 20,372,958 20.844
Feb. 8, 2046 25,674,161 17.169
March 13, 2050 20,626,709 19.653
Feb. 5, 2051 21,881,447 17.455
March 12, 2055 22,208,749 18.711
Feb. 4, 2056 17,612,798 17.899
March 10, 2060 24,550,495 17.998
Feb. 1, 2061 12,639,958 18.608
March 8, 2065 26,973,047 17.538
Feb. 1, 2066 7,724,440 19.506
March 6, 2070 29,085,632 17.248
Feb. 1, 2071 4,162,937 20.529
Feb. 1, 2076 6,207,570 21.711
Feb. 1, 2081 12,531,405 23.246
Feb. 3, 2086 21,041,349 25.230
Feb. 5, 2091 29,882,322 27.327
March 12, 2094 25,060,649 23.693
March 14, 2099 21,091,639 21.758
Feb. 11, 2100 27,813,115 17.048
March 14, 2104 20,176,689 20.128
Feb. 7, 2105 23,536,281 17.312
March 13, 2109 21,868,345 18.814
Feb. 5, 2110 18,068,684 17.854
March 11, 2114 24,698,865 17.956
Feb. 3, 2115 12,206,725 18.701
March 9, 2119 27,618,148 17.436
Feb. 2, 2120 6,378,322 19.832
March 5, 2124 29,863,919 17.148
Feb. 1, 2125 4,357,295 21.007
Feb. 2, 2130 9,209,229 22.449
Feb. 4, 2135 16,526,607 24.166
Feb. 5, 2140 24,250,046 25.985
March 13, 2143 28,989,895 25.114
March 13, 2148 24,267,921 23.431
March 14, 2153 21,205,437 21.932
Feb. 12, 2154 28,320,453 17.021
March 15, 2158 19,995,212 20.632
Feb. 10, 2159 25,374,383 17.172
March 15, 2163 20,385,869 19.616
Feb. 7, 2164 22,074,430 17.429
March 13, 2168 21,807,960 18.797
Feb. 5, 2169 18,336,914 17.837
March 12, 2173 23,590,229 18.213
Feb. 4, 2174 14,648,921 18.335
March 11, 2178 25,542,908 17.760
Feb. 3, 2179 10,785,376 18.948
March 10, 2183 27,256,957 17.454
Feb. 3, 2184 7,477,809 19.584
March 7, 2188 28,714,710 17.262
Feb. 2, 2189 4,969,257 20.275
March 6, 2193 29,919,387 17.145
Feb. 2, 2194 4,519,858 20.980
Feb. 3, 2199 6,752,226 21.815

Images and Observations

2006 CJ's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 1, 2006. It was last officially observed on March 1, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 547 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.6766 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.7548
  • Inclination: 10.23°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 303.23°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 29.67°
  • Mean Anomaly: 40.18°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.314 km
  • Magnitude: 20.19

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 203 days (0.56 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 36.26 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.19 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.17 AU

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Size Rendering

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