153792 (2001 VH75)

Small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Will pass within 10,162,839 km of Earth in 2056
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

153792 (2001 VH75) is a small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2001 VH75 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

2001 VH75 orbits the sun every 1,110 days (3.04 years), coming as close as 0.54 AU and reaching as far as 3.66 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2001 VH75 is probably between 0.620 to 1.387 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Close Approaches

2001 VH75's orbit is 0.06 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.

2001 VH75 has 8 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 1, 2056 10,162,839 23.103
June 1, 2069 15,457,624 20.061
Nov. 23, 2105 27,492,353 28.033
Dec. 10, 2108 20,709,309 19.367
June 5, 2124 12,259,792 20.921
June 19, 2127 26,010,854 27.984
Dec. 16, 2169 26,890,880 17.654
June 17, 2182 24,923,135 27.406

Images and Observations

2001 VH75's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 12, 2001. It was last officially observed on Sept. 7, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 96 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: 2.099 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.7425
  • Inclination: 10.48°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 274.54°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 246.13°
  • Mean Anomaly: 23.61°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.801 km
  • Magnitude: 18.16

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,110 days (3.04 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 20.57 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.66 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.54 AU

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Size Rendering

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