2019 TA7

2019 TA7
Discovery [1]
Discovered byMLS
Discovery siteMount Lemon Obs.
Discovery date9 October 2019
(first observed only)
Designations
2019 TA7
NEO · Aten [1][2]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 7[2] · 8[1]
Observation arc4 days
Aphelion1.0991 AU
Perihelion0.4140 AU
0.7566 AU
Eccentricity0.4528
240 days
347.90°
1° 29m 52.08s / day
Inclination4.1480°
13.589°
158.80°
Earth MOID0.0093 AU (3.6 LD)
Physical characteristics
34 m (111 ft)
19.1 (brightest)[1]
26.29[2]
26.3[1]

2019 TA7 is an Aten (NEO) asteroid, estimated to be about 34 meters (111 feet) in diameter, that was first observed on 9 October 2019, and flew pass the Earth at 38,100 km/h (23,700 mph), about 0.01 AU (1,500,000 km; 930,000 mi) away, its closest encounter in 115 years, on 14 October 2019 at 6:53 pm ET.[1][2][3][4]

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