2010 RX30

Near-Earth micro-asteroid February 2018 yes #FFC2E0 2010 RX 30 2010 RX30 http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=✓&object_id=2010+RX30 Minor Planet Center 16 August 2017 Mt. Lemmon Survey 5 September 2010 Summerhaven, Arizona, USA 2010 RX30 NEOAten MPO 279189 (2010 RX30) 3545558 16 August 2017 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5) 1 1073 d 1.15353 AU Gm on on 0.50816 AU Gm on 0.83084 AU Gm on 0.38839 0.76 yr (276.616 d)0.76 yr 5.06450° 165.929° 283.70° 320.04° 0.000872092 AU km on 0.17843 AU km on 12 m 2.5 6 kg 27.1 1.30144 ms /day 3.91383 AU Gm on 2010 RX 30 is a tiny near-Earth asteroid that passed within 248000 km mi over Earth's surface at 09:51 UTC on 8 September 2010.L. Finch September 8, 2010 Harvard scientists keep an eye on wayward asteroids http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/09/harvard_scienti_1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100909142420/http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/09/harvard_scienti_1.html dead 9 September 2010 The Boston Globe It is an Aten asteroid estimated to be around 12 m ft in diameter with a mass of 2500 tonne lb. It was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona, United States alongside 2010 RF 12, a small asteroid that also encountered Earth on 8 September. Both asteroids were discovered three days prior to encounter on 5 September, and they were reported to the Minor Planet Center (MPC) that day. Asteroids similar in size to 2010 RX 30 and 2010 RF 12 are expected to pass within the Moon's orbit every day, though they typically remain undiscovered. See also List of asteroid close approaches to Earth References Ker Than September 8, 2010 Second Asteroid to Buzz Earth Later Today http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/100908-asteroids-earth-nasa-catalina-sky-survey-science-space/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100911072645/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/100908-asteroids-earth-nasa-catalina-sky-survey-science-space dead 11 September 2010 National Geographic News National Geographic Society Two Asteroids to Pass by Earth Wednesday Jet Propulsion Laboratory 7 September 2010 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/two-asteroids-to-pass-by-earth-wednesday/ 18 December 2025 2010 RX30 Impact Risk External links Lisa Grossman September 8, 2010 Close-Shave Asteroid Caught on Camera https://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/asteroid-animation-2/ WIRED Science 2010+RX30 2010RX30 3545558 # Category:Minor planet object articles (unnumbered) 20100908 Category:Discoveries by MLS 20100905