2021 AV7
| Discovery Perihelion | 0.8976 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.052 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.70587 | |
| 5.33 yr | ||
| 339.452° | ||
| 0° 11m 5.546s / day | ||
| Inclination | 29.400° | |
| 153.486° | ||
| 7 April 2021 03:28 UT [4] | ||
| 39.043° | ||
| Earth MOID | 0.00047 AU (70,000 km) | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.78459 AU (117,373,000 km) | |
| TJupiter | 2.650 | |
| Physical characteristics | ||
Mean diameter | 0.44–1.00 km (assumed albedo 0.05–0.25)[5] | |
| 20.0 (April 2021)[6] 19.8 (at discovery)[1] | ||
| 19.0±0.5[4] 19.0[2] | ||
2021 AV7 is a
potentially hazardous asteroid. It has a highly elliptical orbit that brings it within Earth's orbit. Although its nominal orbit has a small minimum orbit intersection distance around 70,000 km (43,000 mi) from Earth's orbital path, the asteroid does not make any close approaches within 0.2 astronomical units (30×106 km; 19×106 mi) over the next 100 years.[4]
Discovery
2021 AV7 was discovered by astronomers
arcseconds per minute, from a distance of 0.656 AU (98.1 million km; 61.0 million mi) from Earth.[7]
The asteroid was subsequently listed on the
Kitt Peak and the Steward Observatory (I52) at Mount Lemmon. The listing was confirmed and publicly announced as 2021 AV7 on 18 January 2021.[1]
Orbit and classification
With a long
Pan-STARRS 1 on 9 July 2016. These precovery observations were published by the Minor Planet Center on 30 April 2021.[8]
2021 AV7 orbits the Sun at an average distance of 3.05
semi-major axis greater than 1 AU, 2021 AV7 is classified as an Apollo asteroid. Although its nominal orbit has a small minimum orbit intersection distance around 0.00047 AU (70,000 km; 44,000 mi) from Earth's orbital path, the asteroid will not make any close approaches within 0.2 astronomical units (30×106 km; 19×106 mi) over the next 200 years.[4]
Physical characteristics
Diameter and albedo
Based on an magnitude-to-diameter conversion and a measured absolute magnitude of 18.9, 2021 AV7 measures between 440 and 1,000 meters in diameter for an assumed geometric albedo of 0.25 and 0.05, respectively.[2][5]
References
- ^ a b c d "MPEC 2021-B45 : 2021 AV7". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "2021 AV7". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 AV7". NEO Exchange. Las Cumbres Observatory. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2021 AV7" (2021-03-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b Bruton, Dan. "Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter for Minor Planets". Department of Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy. Stephen F. Austin State University. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "2021AV7". Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site. Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Italy. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "2021AV7 Ephemerides". Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site (Ephemerides at discovery (obs. code W94)). Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Italy. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "MPEC 2021-H152 : 2021 AV7". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
- MAP program discoveries, Alain Maury, San Pedro de Atacama Celestial Explorations, 10 February 2021
- 2021 AV7 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2021 AV7 at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2021 AV7 at the JPL Small-Body Database