2018 UA
Asteroid 2018 UA |
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The 2018 UA ten-minute flyby of Earth on October 19, 2018 | |
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Apollo type |
Major semi-axis | 1,389 AU |
eccentricity | 0.447 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 0.768 AU - 2.011 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.640 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 205.684 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 255.220 ° |
Sidereal period | 1.64 years (598.15 days ) |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 30 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Catalina Sky Survey |
Date of discovery | 19th October 2018 |
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. |
2018 UA is a three to six meter near-Earth Apollo-type asteroid that passed Earth on October 19, 2018 at a distance of approximately 7,300 to 15,350 km at a speed of 50,760 km / h . Its orbit around the sun was changed by the earth.
Web links
- Asteroid 2018 UA passed Earth 4% of the lunar distance, fourth densest recorded flyby of another celestial body , watchers.news (English)
- Truck-sized asteroid the fourth densest celestial object ever recorded that flown past Earth , cnet.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Closer than Earth satellites", facts and figures for 2018 UA , earthsky.org (English)