2006 QV89

2006 QV ₈₉ is a small near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo type with an estimated diameter of 20 to 50 meters from the brightness . He got into the news because of a strike one on September 9, 2019 probability of about 10 ^-4 existed and by targeted Peeking with the Very Large Telescope of ESO was expelled on 4 and 5 July of 2019. It was the first time that an impact risk was minimized by non-observation . The probability of impacts in later years, at 3.3 · 10 ^{−6, is} negligible compared to the general risk from near-Earth asteroids.

The asteroid was discovered on August 29, 2006 at an approach of 0.02  AU (3,000,000 km). He has not been observed since September 8, 2006.

Web links

• Asteroid just misses Earth. n-tv , July 17, 2019.
• Asteroid 2006 QV89 will miss Earth. ESA , July 24, 2019.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dirk Lorenzen : Asteroid 2006 QV89 in September - flyby or impact. Deutschlandfunk , May 21, 2019.
2. ^ ESA: ESA and ESO rule out the threat of 2006 QV89 for this September. 16th July 2019.
3. ↑ cneos ( JPL ): 2006 QV89 Object Details. Calculated on July 17, 2019.
4. ^ NEO Coordination Center (ESA): 2006QV89