162433 (2000 FK10)

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building
  • Will pass within 27,968,040 km of Earth in 2027
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

162433 (2000 FK10) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 FK10 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.

2000 FK10 orbits the sun every 579 days (1.59 years), coming as close as 0.70 AU and reaching as far as 2.01 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2000 FK10 is probably between 0.355 to 0.794 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.

Close Approaches

2000 FK10's orbit is 0.07 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.

2000 FK10 has 10 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 7, 2027 27,968,040 20.859
April 8, 2046 25,252,685 20.317
April 9, 2065 24,419,882 20.159
April 10, 2084 20,248,073 19.320
April 13, 2103 18,150,069 18.891
April 10, 2122 25,113,612 20.334
Oct. 19, 2136 27,027,732 20.134
May 1, 2152 21,988,222 13.030
Oct. 14, 2155 15,056,211 15.729
April 18, 2171 10,084,848 16.895

Images and Observations

2000 FK10's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 26, 2000. It was last officially observed on Dec. 27, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 238 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: 1.359 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4814
  • Inclination: 13.94°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 41.66°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 247.01°
  • Mean Anomaly: 237.88°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.459 km
  • Magnitude: 19.37

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 579 days (1.59 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 25.53 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.01 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.70 AU

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Size Rendering

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