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'''{{mp|2019 TA|7}}''' is an [[Aten asteroid|Aten]] ([[Near-Earth object|NEO]]) [[asteroid]], estimated to be about {{convert|111|ft|m|abbr=off|order=flip|sp=us}} in diameter, that was first observed on 9 October 2019, and flew pass the Earth at {{convert|23,700|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}, about {{cvt|0.01|AU|km mi|abbr=on|lk=off}} away, its closest encounter in 115 years, on 14 October 2019 at 6:53 pm ET.<ref name="MPC-object" /><ref name="jpldata" /><ref name="IBT-20191013" /><ref name="RT-20191013" /><ref name="NW-20191015" />
'''{{mp|2019 TA|7}}''' is an [[Aten asteroid|Aten]] ([[Near-Earth object|NEO]]) [[asteroid]], estimated to be about {{convert|111|ft|m|abbr=off|order=flip|sp=us}} in diameter, that was first observed on 9 October 2019, and flew pass the Earth at {{convert|23,700|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}, about {{cvt|0.01|AU|km mi|abbr=on|lk=off}} away, its closest encounter in 115 years, on 14 October 2019 at 6:53 pm ET.<ref name="MPC-object" /><ref name="jpldata" /><ref name="IBT-20191013" /><ref name="NW-20191015" />


== Trajectory ==
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Revision as of 22:59, 2 May 2021

2019 TA7
Discovery [1]
Discovered byMLS
Discovery siteMount Lemon Obs.
Discovery date9 October 2019
(first observed only)
Designations
2019 TA7
NEO · Aten [1][2]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 7[2] · 8[1]
Observation arc4 days
Aphelion1.0991 AU
Perihelion0.4140 AU
0.7566 AU
Eccentricity0.4528
240 days
347.90°
1° 29m 52.08s / day
Inclination4.1480°
13.589°
158.80°
Earth MOID0.0093 AU (3.6 LD)
Physical characteristics
34 m (111 ft)
19.1 (brightest)[1]
26.29[2]
26.3[1]

2019 TA7 is an Aten (NEO) asteroid, estimated to be about 34 meters (111 feet) in diameter, that was first observed on 9 October 2019, and flew pass the Earth at 38,100 km/h (23,700 mph), about 0.01 AU (1,500,000 km; 930,000 mi) away, its closest encounter in 115 years, on 14 October 2019 at 6:53 pm ET.[1][2][3][4]

Trajectory

2019 TA7 asteroid trajectory – as/of 14 October 2019
(Asteroid orbit is in white; Earth orbit is in blue)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2019 TA7". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2019 TA7)" (2019-10-13 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ Monzon, Inigo (13 October 2019). "NASA Asteroid 2019: 111-Foot NEO To Zip Past Earth On Monday". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ Georgiou, Aristos (15 October 2019). "2019 TA7: this 111 Foot-Wide Asteroid Just Made Its Closest Approach To Earth In 115 Years". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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