2008 TS26
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Andrea Boattini |
| Discovery site | Mount Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 October 2008 |
| Designations | |
| 2008 TS26 | |
| NEO · Apollo | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 9 October 2008 (JD 2454748.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.016 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.828 AU |
| 1.922 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.56913 |
| 973.45 days (2.67 years) | |
| 14.885° | |
| 0° 22m 11.352s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.819° |
| 16.426° | |
| 301.63° | |
| Physical characteristics[3] | |
| 0.61–1.36 m (2.0–4.5 ft) | |
| 33.2 | |
2008 TS26 is a small near-Earth Apollo asteroid that made a very close approach to Earth at a distance of 12,630 km (7,850 mi) on 9 October 2008.[3][4] It has a mean diameter between 61 centimeters and 1.36 meters,[3] making it one of the smallest known asteroids in the Solar System.
| Asteroid | Date | Distance from surface of Earth |
Uncertainty in approach distance |
Observation arc | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 UC11 | 2025-10-30 12:11 | 237 km | ±11 km | 1 day (41 obs) | data |
| 2020 VT4 | 2020-11-13 17:21 | 368 km | ±11 km | 5 days (34 obs) | data |
| 2020 QG | 2020-08-16 04:09 | 2939 km | ±11 km | 2 days (35 obs) | data |
| 2021 UA1 | 2021-10-25 03:07 | 3049 km | ±10 km | 1 day (22 obs) | data |
| 2023 BU | 2023-01-27 00:29 | 3589 km | ±<1 km | 10 days (231 obs) | data |
| 2011 CQ1 | 2011-02-04 19:39 | 5474 km | ±5 km | 1 day (35 obs) | data |
| 2019 UN13 | 2019-10-31 14:45 | 6235 km | ±189 km | 1 day (16 obs) | data |
| 2008 TS26 | 2008-10-09 03:30 | 6260 km | ±970 km | 1 day (19 obs) | data |
| 2004 FU162 | 2004-03-31 15:35 | 6535 km | ±13000 km | 1 day (4 obs) | data |
See also
References
- ^ S. Keys (10 October 2008). "MPEC 2008-T119: 2008 TS26". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "(2008 TS26) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Asteroid 2008 TS26". Asteroids Near Earth. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ B. Bolin; R. Jedicke; M. Granvik; P. Brown; E. Howell; et al. (2014). "Detecting Earth's Temporarily-Captured Natural Satellites – Minimoons". Icarus. 241: 280–297. arXiv:1406.3534. Bibcode:2014Icar..241..280B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.05.026. ISSN 0019-1035.
External links
- 2008 TS26 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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