2004 TG10

2004 TG10
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered bySpacewatch
Discovery siteKitt Peak Obs.
Discovery date8 October 2004
(discovery: first observed only)
Designations
2004 TG10
NEO · Apollo · PHA[1]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc10.16 yr (3,712 days)
Aphelion4.1597 AU
Perihelion0.3086 AU
2.2341 AU
Eccentricity0.8619
3.34 yr (1,220 days)
278.07°
0° 17m 42.36s / day
Inclination4.1802°
205.10°
317.37°
Earth MOID0.0225 AU · 8.8 LD
Jupiter MOID0.8877 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.35–0.78 km[3]
1.316±0.605 km[4]
0.018±0.037[4]
19.4[1][3]

2004 TG10, is an eccentric asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. First observed by the Spacewatch survey on 8 October 2004,[2] it may be a fragment of Comet Encke and is the source of the Northern Taurids meteor shower seen annually in November[3][5] and the June Beta Taurids.[6] The asteroid may be larger than one kilometer in diameter.

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  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MPC-2004TG10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Porubcan-2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Nugent-2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Beth Dalbey (24 October 2017). "Taurids Meteor Shower Fireballs: Peak Dates, What To Expect". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ^ Meteor showers and their parent comets pg 470 by Peter Jenniskens