2013 PJ₁₀

2013 PJ₁₀ is a Near-Earth asteroid that was discovered on 4 August 2013 in Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra, with an estimated diameter of about 50 meters.[3][4][2] At 02.18 GMT, 4 August 2013, this asteroid flew at a minimum distance from the Earth (371.4 thousand kilometers), accounting for 0.96 average radius of the lunar orbit, but until 2180 it will not approach the Earth closer than 3.2 million miles.[5]

2013 PJ₁₀

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
Discovery site	La Sagra, Spain
Discovery date	August 4, 2013
Designations
MPC designation	2013 PJ10
Alternative designations	MPO 292202
Minor planet category	Apollo NEO
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2[1]
Observation arc	35[1] d
Aphelion	1.59516 AU (238.633 Gm)
Perihelion	0.97436 AU (145.762 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.28476 AU (192.197 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.24160
Orbital period	1.46 yr (531.902 d) 1.46 yr
Mean anomaly	312.88°
Mean motion	0° 40^m 36.84^s /day[1]
Inclination	8.26482°
Longitude of ascending node	312.343°
Argument of perihelion	321.23°
Earth MOID	0.00263218 AU (393,769 km)[2]
Mercury MOID	0.5108 AU (76,410,000 km)[1]
Jupiter MOID	3.51056 AU (525.172 Gm)[1]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	50 m[3]
Sidereal rotation period	0.724 hr[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)	24.6[2]

See also

• 2013 EC
• 2013 FW13
• 2013 ET

References

1. "2013 PJ10". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
2. "(2013 PJ10)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3645308. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
3. "Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 PJ10 very close encounter!". The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
4. MPEC 2013-P39 : 2013 PJ10
5. An asteroid with the size of 70 meters missed the Earth on Sunday

External links

• 2013 PJ10 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters