2006 HV5

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 (0.31 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 2,419,897 km of Earth in 2023
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2006 HV5 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2006 HV5 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2006 HV5 orbits the sun every 282 days (0.77 years), coming as close as 0.58 AU and reaching as far as 1.11 AU from the sun. 2006 HV5 is about 0.3 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2006 HV5's orbit is 0.02 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 HV5 has 16 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 26, 2023 2,419,897 17.423
April 26, 2040 12,316,726 16.483
April 22, 2047 20,708,146 19.916
April 27, 2057 25,113,028 15.861
April 24, 2064 7,268,053 18.202
April 25, 2081 2,279,296 17.463
April 27, 2098 10,966,687 16.592
April 23, 2105 22,422,165 20.131
April 29, 2115 23,693,047 15.915
April 25, 2122 8,863,890 18.392
April 27, 2139 2,214,081 17.498
April 27, 2156 9,022,803 16.731
April 23, 2163 24,585,988 20.437
April 28, 2173 21,550,148 15.998
April 25, 2180 11,171,817 18.668
April 27, 2197 2,329,677 17.569

Images and Observations

2006 HV5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 19, 2006. It was last officially observed on April 29, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 393 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: 0.8424 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.3156
  • Inclination: 32.02°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 35.94°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 317.52°
  • Mean Anomaly: 68.57°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.30700 km
  • Magnitude: 19.41
  • Albedo: 0.246

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 282 days (0.77 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 32.50 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.11 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.58 AU

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Size Rendering

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