2024 UQ
| Discovery Perihelion | 0.594 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.168 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.7258 | |
| 3.19 yr (1,166 d) | ||
| 345.776° | ||
| 0° 18m 31.309s / day | ||
| Inclination | 1.711° | |
| 209.139° | ||
| 267.605° | ||
| Earth MOID | 5.67682×10−6 AU (849.240 km) | |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| 32.832±0.226[2] | ||
2024 UQ, designated formerly as A11dc6D, was a one-meter
UTC).[3]
Discovery
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The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) first noted this asteroid. Due to 2024 UQ being close to the boundary between two adjacent fields,[clarification needed][4] only hours later was the object reported to be moving. By then, the asteroid had already reached Earth. After prediscovery images identified from the Catalina Sky Survey, and a flash recorded from the meteorological Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite, the impact trajectory was improved, showing an impact site over the Pacific Ocean.
See also
References
- ^ "MPEC 2024-U49: 2024 UQ". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b "(2024 UQ) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA / JPL. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ K. K. Whitt (23 October 2024). "Small asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere just after discovery". EarthSky.org. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
External links
- 2024 UQ at the JPL Small-Body Database
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