2013 XY8

Near-Earth asteroid February 2018 yes #FFC2E0 2013 XY 8 2013 XY8 http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=✓&object_id=2013+XY8 Minor Planet Center 16 August 2017 Catalina Sky Survey 7 December 2013 Summerhaven, Arizona, USA 2013 XY8 ApolloNEO MPO 307077 (2013 XY8) 3654382 16 August 2017 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) 2 6 d 3.46240 AU Gm on on 0.95250 AU Gm on 2.20745 AU Gm on 0.56851 3.28 yr (1197.94 d)3.28 yr 1.81202° 80.9083° 43.430° 25.004° 0.000538513 AU km on 0.63716 AU km on 0.06055 hr 25.0 0.30054 ms /day 1.71473 AU Gm on 2013 XY 8 is a near-Earth Apollo asteroid that passed 0.00508 AU km mi on on from Earth on 11 December 2013. It passed by Earth at about 2 lunar distances, and was discovered 5 days previously, on 7 December 2013. At 30 – 70 m ft off across it is bigger than the estimated size of the Chelyabinsk meteor impact of 2013. 2013 XY 8 has been observed by radar and has a well determined orbit. It will pass about 0.0007 AU km mi on on from the Moon on 11 December 2095. 2013 XY8 was detected by the Catalina Sky Survey and follow up observations were conducted with the Faulkes Telescope South.https://remanzacco.blogspot.com/2013/12/close-approach-of-asteroid-2013-xy8.html Comets & Asteroids - Small Bodies of the Solar System: Close Approach of Asteroid 2013 XY8 10 December 2013 It was described as being about the size of the Space Shuttle and was reported to be traveling at 14 kilometers per second (over 31 thousand miles per hour) relative to the Earth.https://spaceguardcentre.com/space-shuttle-sized-asteroid-2013-xy8-to-fly-past-earth-on-dec-11/ Space Shuttle-Sized Asteroid 2013 XY8 to Fly Past Earth on Dec. 11 The Spaceguard Centre spaceguardcentre.com en-GB 2018-01-24 2013 XY8 was noted for being analogous to 101955 Bennu.Target Asteroids! List of Near Earth Asteroids and Asteroids Analogous to (101955) Bennu Observations 2013 XY8 was imaged by the Faulkes Telescope South. See also List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2013 References Asteroid 2013 XY8 Tumbled By Earth Today - Slate External links N. Atkinson - "Space Shuttle-Sized Asteroid 2013 XY8 to Fly Past Earth on Dec. 11" Radar images of 2013 XY8 3654382 # Category:Minor planet object articles (unnumbered) # # # 20131211