2023 JD3

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 26,422,080 km of Earth in 2024
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2023 JD3 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2023 JD3 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.

2023 JD3 orbits the sun every 401 days (1.10 years), coming as close as 0.81 AU and reaching as far as 1.32 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2023 JD3 is probably between 0.088 to 0.196 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2023 JD3'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.

2023 JD3 has 21 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 22, 2024 26,422,080 15.947
June 12, 2034 16,199,918 11.291
Dec. 11, 2035 10,422,880 12.755
June 12, 2045 19,641,170 13.815
Nov. 23, 2046 28,673,400 11.478
June 11, 2068 20,585,685 10.854
Dec. 14, 2069 11,478,805 13.460
June 14, 2079 14,948,641 12.808
Nov. 30, 2080 21,273,655 11.675
June 9, 2102 27,816,479 10.508
Dec. 20, 2103 18,084,818 14.624
June 14, 2113 13,777,467 11.860
Dec. 8, 2114 13,902,647 12.181
June 13, 2124 26,024,678 14.899
Dec. 24, 2137 27,039,989 16.037
June 14, 2147 16,667,736 11.244
Dec. 12, 2148 10,605,273 12.799
June 14, 2158 19,197,753 13.690
June 12, 2181 21,419,400 10.819
Dec. 16, 2182 12,065,966 13.545
June 14, 2192 14,678,505 12.653

Images and Observations

2023 JD3's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 13, 2023. It was last officially observed on June 21, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 33 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: 1.064 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.236
  • Inclination: 20.13°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 74.17°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 297.21°
  • Mean Anomaly: 347.16°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.113 km
  • Magnitude: 22.41

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 401 days (1.10 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 28.87 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.32 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.81 AU

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Size Rendering

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