2010 RX30
2010 RX30 is a micro-asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Aten group. On 8 September 2010 at 09:51 UTC, it passed between the Earth and the Moon approaching Earth within 248000kilometres above Japan.[4]
NASA estimated its size to be 12 metres in diameter with a mass of around 2500 tonnes.[3]
The asteroid was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona on 5 September 2010, along with 2010 RF12.[5]
See also
- 2010 RF12, another asteroid that passed Earth the same day
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
References
- ^ a b c d "2010 RX30". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "(2010 RX30)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3545558. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ a b c 2010 RX30 Impact Risk
- ^ Finch, L. (8 September 2010). "Harvard scientists keep an eye on wayward asteroids". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Than, Ker (8 September 2010). "Second Asteroid to Buzz Earth Later Today". National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010.
External links
- Grossman, Lisa (8 September 2010). "Close-Shave Asteroid Caught on Camera". WIRED Science.
- 2010 RX30 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
- 2010 RX30 at ESA–space situational awareness
- Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical properties · Summary
- 2010 RX30 at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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