2011 GA

2011 GA is a small asteroid that is a Near-Earth object and an Apollo asteroid.

2011 GA

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Mount Lemmon Survey
Discovery site	Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, USA
Discovery date	April 1, 2011
Designations
MPC designation	2011 GA
Alternative designations	MPO 200327
Minor planet category	Apollo NEO, PHA
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 5
Observation arc	70 d
Aphelion	2.8692 AU (429.23 Gm)
Perihelion	0.73727 AU (110.294 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.80321 AU (269.756 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.59114
Orbital period	2.42 yr (884.44 d)
Mean anomaly	305.631°
Mean motion	0° 24^m 25.33^s /day
Inclination	9.8282°
Longitude of ascending node	200.4246°
Argument of perihelion	109.750°
Earth MOID	0.00686464 AU (1,026,936 km)
Jupiter MOID	2.51622 AU (376.421 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	170–380 m[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	21.0[2]

Orbit

The orbit of 2011 GA makes it a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) that is predicted to pass within 0.02 AU (3,000,000 km; 1,900,000 mi) of the Earth on Oct 14, 2023.[4] For comparison, the distance to the Moon is about 0.0026 AU (384,400 km). The asteroid passed within 0.06 AU (9,000,000 km; 5,600,000 mi) from Earth around October 15, 1977.

The Jupiter Tisserand invariant, used to distinguish different kinds of orbits, is 3.821.[2]

See also

• 99942 Apophis

References

1. "2011 GA". Minor Planet Center. 10 June 2011.
2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2011 GA)" (last observation: 2011-06-10; arc: 70 days). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
3. "ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (H)". NASA.
4. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2011 GA) – Close-Approach Data". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

External links

• 2011 GA at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters