Discovery [1] [2] | |
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Discovered by | MLS |
Discovery site | Mt. Lemmon Obs. |
Discovery date | 2 December 2019 |
Designations | |
2019 XS | |
C1HDFQ2 [3] | |
NEO · Apollo [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [4] | |
Epoch 21 January 2022 ( JD 2459600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 21.68 yr (7,919 days) |
Earliest precovery date | 4 April 2000 |
Aphelion | 1.332 AU |
Perihelion | 0.6766 AU |
1.005 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3264 |
1.01 yr (367.74 days) | |
140.339 ° | |
0° 58m 44.218s / day | |
Inclination | 4.447° |
49.483° | |
250.285° | |
Earth MOID | 0.004003 AU (598,800 km) |
Physical characteristics | |
~70 m [5] | |
2.35±0.01 h
[6] 3.01±0.01 h [6] | |
23.96±0.33
[4] 23.87 [1] | |
(679648) 2019 XS is a small Apollo near-Earth asteroid discovered on 2 December 2019 by the Mount Lemmon Survey in Arizona, United States. [2] It passed 1.493 lunar distances (574,000 km; 357,000 mi) from Earth on 9 November 2021 at 03:48 UTC, after which observations were checked by the International Asteroid Warning Network for timing and astrometric accuracy. [7] [8] [9] During the close pass, the asteroid trailed across the far Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere and reached a peak apparent magnitude of 13. A total of 957 observations were collected by Minor Planet Center as part of the International Asteroid Warning Network's campaign. [10]
2019 XS is well-observed with a long observation arc of over 21 years, enough to distinguish subtle changes in its orbit over time due non-gravitational acceleration by the Yarkovsky effect. [4] [10] Highly precise radar observations by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on 11 November 2021 have significantly constrained the asteroid's orbit and 2021 close approach distance to within a few kilometres. [4] Radar imaging has shown that the asteroid is roughly 70 m (230 ft) in diameter, with a rotation period around 3 hours. [5]
Continuous photometric observations by the Center for Solar System Studies in Landers, California show an irregular light curve for 2019 XS, signifying that the asteroid is in a tumbling rotation state. [6] The light curve of 2019 XS appears to display two overlapping periods of 2.35 and 3.01 hours, which could possibly be associated with the asteroid's rotation and precession. [6]
Discovery [1] [2] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | MLS |
Discovery site | Mt. Lemmon Obs. |
Discovery date | 2 December 2019 |
Designations | |
2019 XS | |
C1HDFQ2 [3] | |
NEO · Apollo [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [4] | |
Epoch 21 January 2022 ( JD 2459600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 21.68 yr (7,919 days) |
Earliest precovery date | 4 April 2000 |
Aphelion | 1.332 AU |
Perihelion | 0.6766 AU |
1.005 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3264 |
1.01 yr (367.74 days) | |
140.339 ° | |
0° 58m 44.218s / day | |
Inclination | 4.447° |
49.483° | |
250.285° | |
Earth MOID | 0.004003 AU (598,800 km) |
Physical characteristics | |
~70 m [5] | |
2.35±0.01 h
[6] 3.01±0.01 h [6] | |
23.96±0.33
[4] 23.87 [1] | |
(679648) 2019 XS is a small Apollo near-Earth asteroid discovered on 2 December 2019 by the Mount Lemmon Survey in Arizona, United States. [2] It passed 1.493 lunar distances (574,000 km; 357,000 mi) from Earth on 9 November 2021 at 03:48 UTC, after which observations were checked by the International Asteroid Warning Network for timing and astrometric accuracy. [7] [8] [9] During the close pass, the asteroid trailed across the far Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere and reached a peak apparent magnitude of 13. A total of 957 observations were collected by Minor Planet Center as part of the International Asteroid Warning Network's campaign. [10]
2019 XS is well-observed with a long observation arc of over 21 years, enough to distinguish subtle changes in its orbit over time due non-gravitational acceleration by the Yarkovsky effect. [4] [10] Highly precise radar observations by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on 11 November 2021 have significantly constrained the asteroid's orbit and 2021 close approach distance to within a few kilometres. [4] Radar imaging has shown that the asteroid is roughly 70 m (230 ft) in diameter, with a rotation period around 3 hours. [5]
Continuous photometric observations by the Center for Solar System Studies in Landers, California show an irregular light curve for 2019 XS, signifying that the asteroid is in a tumbling rotation state. [6] The light curve of 2019 XS appears to display two overlapping periods of 2.35 and 3.01 hours, which could possibly be associated with the asteroid's rotation and precession. [6]