2011 AG5
Older mid-2011 orbital solution of 2011 AG5 passing the Earth-Moon system in February 2040. Earth is the blue dot, the Moon's orbit is gray, and 2011 AG5 is green.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by |
Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96) 1.5-m reflector |
| Discovery date | 8 January 2011 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (367789) 2011 AG5 |
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Apollo NEO, PHA |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 1038 days (2.84 yr) |
| Aphelion | 1.9891 AU (297.57 Gm) (Q) |
| Perihelion | 0.87224 AU (130.485 Gm) (q) |
| 1.4307 AU (214.03 Gm) (a) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.39034 (e) |
| 1.71 yr (625.05 d) | |
| 291.17° (M) | |
| 0° 34m 33.42s / day (n) | |
| Inclination | 3.6807° (i) |
| 135.68° (Ω) | |
| 53.527° (ω) | |
| Earth MOID | 0.000354652 AU (53,055.2 km) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.96949 AU (444.229 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 4.601 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~140 meters (460 ft) |
| Mass | 4×109 kg (assumed) |
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Mean density
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unknown |
| 21.8 | |
(367789) 2011 AG5 (also written 2011 AG5) is a near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object. It has a diameter of about 140 meters (460 ft). It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 21 December 2012 and as such it now has a rating of 0 on the Torino Scale.
It was discovered on 8 January 2011 by the Mt. Lemmon Survey at an apparent magnitude of 19.6 using a 1.52-meter (60 in) reflecting telescope.Pan-STARRS precovery images from 8 November 2010 extended the observation arc to 317 days. Observations by the Gemini 8.2-metre (320 in) telescope at Mauna Kea recovered the asteroid on October 20, 21 and 27, 2012, and extended the observation arc to 719 days. The October 2012 observations have reduced the orbit uncertainties by more than a factor of 60, meaning that the Earth's position in February 2040 no longer falls within the range of possible future paths for the asteroid. On 4 February 2040 the asteroid will pass no closer than 0.006 AU (900,000 km; 560,000 mi) (~2.3 LD) from Earth. Until 21 December 2012 it was listed on the Sentry Risk Table with a rating on the Torino Scale of Level 1. A Torino rating of 1 is a routine discovery in which a pass near the Earth is predicted that poses no unusual level of danger. It is estimated that an impact would produce the equivalent of 100 megatons of TNT, roughly twice that of the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated (Tsar Bomba). This is powerful enough to damage a region at least a hundred miles wide.
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