1993 DA

Sub-kilometer asteroid February 2018 yes 1993 DA #FFC2E0 17 February 1993 Spacewatch Kitt Peak Obs. 1993 DA AtenNEO 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5) 6 (5 days) 1.0230 AU 0.8488 AU 0.9359 AU 0.0931 0.91 yr (331 days) 254.71° 1.0886 ms / day 12.395° 329.00° 353.96° 0.0332 AU12.9 LD 13–30 m 26.4 1993 DA is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Aten group. It has only been observed during 5 days in February 1993, and not been detected ever since. The small body measures approximately 20 meters in diameter based on an absolute magnitude of 26.4, and has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 13.8 lunar distances or 0.0355 AU km on on. Orbit 1993 DA was first observed on 17 February 1993, by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona, United States. From 1993 to 1998, it was the asteroid with the lowest known aphelion at 1.023 AU, and was thus the closest thing to an Apohele asteroid known at the time. It currently orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.8–1.0 AU once every 11 months (331 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic. Description When 1998 DK 36 was discovered 23 February 1998, it was found to have an aphelion less than 1993 DA, and also less than the Earth's distance to the Sun (0.980 ± 0.05 AU), making it the first detected Apohele asteroid. However, 1998 DK 36 was lost before the orbit could be confirmed, so 1993 DA retained the title of the asteroid with the lowest known aphelion. When (33342) 1998 WT 24 was discovered 25 November 1998, it was found to have a slightly smaller aphelion (1.019 AU) than 1993 DA, so (33342) 1998 WT 24 took the title. However, (33342) 1998 WT 24 lost its smallest aphelion title almost immediately when (415713) 1998 XX 2 (aphelion of 1.014 AU) was discovered only a few weeks later on 8 December 1998.August 2019 The orbit of 1993 DA brings it during the years 1900–2200 as close as 0.034 AU km mi on on of the Earth (on 19 February 1993) and as close as 0.13 AU km mi on on of Venus (on 15 October 1933, and 30 September 2077). For comparison, the distance to the Moon is about 0.0026 AU (384,400 km). Because the orbit was determined with only 5 days worth of observations, the orbit of 1993 DA has an uncertainty of 6 on a scale of 0 to 9, with 0 being the most certain, and 9 being the most uncertain. This uncertainty is common for small asteroids that are difficult to observe. References 1993-02-22 last obs. JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (1993 DA) http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=3092114 Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2 August 2017 1993 DA Minor Planet Center http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=1993+DA 2 August 2017 H (absolute magnitude) https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/h.html NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 10 October 2020 JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (1993 DA) – Close-Approach Data http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1993%20DA;cad=1#cad Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2015-06-05 External links List Of Aten Minor Planets (by designation), Minor Planet Center 1993+DA 1993DA # Category:Minor planet object articles (unnumbered) 19930217