2018 UA

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Asteroid
2018 UA
The 2018 UA ten-minute flyby of Earth on October 19, 2018
The 2018 UA ten-minute flyby of Earth on October 19, 2018
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
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

Individual evidence

  1. "Closer than Earth satellites", facts and figures for 2018 UA , earthsky.org (English)