(614599) 2010 AB78

Near-Earth asteroid September 2020 yes #FFC2E0 (614599) 2010 AB 78 418872main wise20100122-full.jpg Stellar field obtained by WISE. The red dot in the center is 2010 AB 78. WISE 12 January 2010 (614599) 2010 AB 78 NEOAmorMars-crosser 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) 0 9.97 yr (3,641 days) 3.4872 AU 1.0216 AU 2.2544 AU 0.5468 3.38 yr (1,236 days) 62.384° 0.2912 ms / day 33.253° 316.93° 296.48° 0.2058 AU (80.2 LD) 0.1206 AU km on 3 1.671 0.010 km 0.030 0.006 18.3 (614599) 2010 AB 78 is a dark asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group. It was first observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) on 12 January 2010. The asteroid measures approximately 1.7 kilometers in diameter and has a low albedo of 0.03, which is rather typical for carbonaceous asteroids. First WISE discovery 2010 AB 78 is expected to become the first of the many thousands of discoveries to be accredited to the WISE space telescope. However, the official discoverer will only be defined upon the asteroid's numbering. The first observation of 2010 AB 78 by WISE was on January 12, 2010, being observed again the next day. The Mauna Kea Observatory observed it the days 18 and 19 of January, allowing the Minor Planet Center to publish a circular on January 22 confirming the discovery. Orbit 2010 AB 78 orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.0–3.5 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,236 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.55 and an inclination of 33° with respect to the ecliptic. Due to its eccentric orbit it is also a Mars-crosser. 2010 AB 78 has the lowest possible orbital uncertainty, which may have caused it to be numbered. Close approaches This near-Earth asteroid has a minimum orbital intersection distance with Earth of 0.2058 AU km on 3, which corresponds to 80.2 lunar distances. It does not make any notable close approaches to Earth within the next hundred years. Physical characteristics According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's discovering WISE observatory, 2010 AB 78 measures 1.671 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.030. Objects known for such low albedos are the carbonaceous C, D and P-type asteroids. As of 2018, no lightcurve has been obtained. The body's rotation period, shape and pole remain unknown. Numbering and naming Up until 2021, this minor planet has not been named or numbered. However it has since been numbered 614599 but is still yet to be named.Small-Body Database Lookup https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=614599 2022-05-11 ssd.jpl.nasa.gov References 2013-01-15 last obs. JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 AB78) http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2010AB78;cad=1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory 17 August 2017 2010 AB78 Minor Planet Center https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2010+AB78 17 August 2017 WISE bags its first near-Earth object, 2010 AB78 Lakdawalla, Emily The Planetary Society 22 January 2010 http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2010/2316.html 3 February 2018 The First Of Many Asteroid Finds For WISE 25 January 2010 http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_First_Of_Many_Asteroid_Finds_For_WISE_999.html 3 February 2018 6 A. Mainzer T. Grav J. Bauer J. Masiero R. S. McMillan R. M. Cutri R. Walker E. Wright P. Eisenhardt D. J. Tholen T. Spahr R. Jedicke L. Denneau E. DeBaun D. Elsbury T. Gautier S. Gomillion E. Hand W. Mo J. Watkins A. Wilkins G. L. Bryngelson A. Del Pino Molina S. Desai M. Gómez Camus S. L. Hidalgo I. Konstantopoulos J. A. Larsen C. Maleszewski M. A. Malkan J.-C. Mauduit B. L. Mullan E. W. Olszewski J. Pforr A. Saro J. V. Scotti L. H. Wasserman December 2011 NEOWISE Observations of Near-Earth Objects: Preliminary Results The Astrophysical Journal 743 2 17 2011ApJ...743..156M 10.1088/0004-637X/743/2/156 1109.6400 239991 2010 AB78 3 February 2018 External links MPEC 2010-B33, Minor Planet Electronic Circulars, 22 January 2010 2010AB78 2010AB78 614599 (614599) 2010 AB 78 614599 614599 Category:Near-Earth objects in 2010 20100112