2010 XG11

2010 XG11
Discovery[1]
Discovered byCatalina Sky Survey (703)
Discovery date5 December 2010
Designations
2010 XG11
Amor NEO[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc11,109 days (30.41 yr)
Aphelion2.1734 AU (325.14 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion1.1350 AU (169.79 Gm) (q)
1.6542 AU (247.46 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity0.31384 (e)
2.13 yr (777.12 d)
59.973° (M)
0° 27m 47.7s /day (n)
Inclination25.134° (i)
256.00° (Ω)
87.840° (ω)
Earth MOID0.353588 AU (52.8960 Gm)
Jupiter MOID3.44234 AU (514.967 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions~270 – 590 meters[3]
19.3 – 24.9
20.03[2]

2010 XG11 is an Amor near-Earth asteroid.[2] It was discovered on 5 December 2010 by the Catalina Sky Survey at an apparent magnitude of 19.7 using a 0.68-meter (27 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope.[1] Three precovery images are known from 1 July 1995.[4] With an observation arc of 30.4 years, the orbit is well determined with an orbital uncertainty of 0.[2] With an absolute magnitude of 20.03,[2] the asteroid is about 270–590 meters in diameter.[3]

With a Mars-minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.0016 AU (240,000 km; 150,000 mi), the asteroid currently makes closer approaches to Mars than it does Earth.[4] On 29 July 2014 the asteroid passed 0.00805 AU (1,204,000 km; 748,000 mi) from Mars.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "MPEC 2010-X62 : 2010 XG11". IAU Minor Planet Center. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2014. (K10X11G)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 XG11)" (last observation: 2025-11-29; arc: 30.41 yr). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 2 March 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2010 XG11 Orbit". IAU Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. ^ "JPL Close-Approach Data: (2010 XG11)" (last observation: 2012-06-12; arc: 16.9 yr). Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. ^ "2010XG11 Close Approaches". NEODyS (Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site). Retrieved 29 June 2014.