2014 UR 116
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Asteroid 2014 UR 116 |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 2.0694 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.7274 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.5642 AU - 3.5747 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.5716 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 5.9594 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 286.8198 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 20th August 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 2.98 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 19.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Vladimir Lipunov et al. |
| Date of discovery | October 27, 2014 |
| Another name | 2008 XB |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
2014 UR 116 is an asteroid that was discovered by Vladimir Lipunov and his team in Kislovodsk on October 27, 2014. Its diameter is estimated to be around 400 m. He crosses the earth's orbit.
Although some poorly researched press reports reported an impact risk to Earth, NASA confirmed that there was no immediate risk:
" Some recent press reports have suggested that an asteroid designated 2014 UR116, found on October 27, 2014, at the MASTER-II observatory in Kislovodsk, Russia, represents an impact threat to the Earth. While this approximately 400-meter sized asteroid has a three year orbital period around the sun and returns to the Earth's neighborhood periodically, it does not represent a threat because its orbital path does not pass sufficiently close to the Earth's orbit. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ 370 meters in diameter !: Super asteroid threatens the earth almost every three years - Videos. In: Focus Online . December 9, 2014, accessed October 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Asteroid 2014 UR116, A 400-meter Sized Near-Earth Asteroid, Represents No Threat to the Earth. In: nasa.gov. neo.jpl.nasa.gov, accessed March 11, 2016 .