(444004) 2004 AS1

Near-Earth asteroid October 2019 yes (444004) 2004 AS 1 #FFC2E0 LINEAR Lincoln Lab's ETS 13 January 2004 (444004) 2004 AS 1 AL00667 NEOApolloPHA 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) 0 11.68 yr (4,265 days) 1.2573 AU 0.8838 AU 1.0706 AU 0.1744 1.11 yr (405 days) 21.337° 0.8898 ms / day 17.215° 322.56° 262.07° 0.0240 AU (9.3 LD) 240 m (est. at 0.20)480 m (est. at 0.05) 20.5 (444004) 2004 AS 1 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 300 meters in diameter. It was discovered on 13 January 2004, by astronomers of the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. Description Based on the asteroids brightness and assumed proximity to Earth, the asteroid was originally estimated to be only 30 meters in diameter. Orbit and classification 2004 AS 1 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.88–1.26 AU once every 13 months (405 days; semi-major axis of 1.07 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 17° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Socorro in January 2004. Close approaches Although rather ordinary, it caused some controversy in astronomical circles due to initial projections posted on the web by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) suggesting an imminent collision with Earth on or about January 15 with a likelihood of 1:4. These projections came from very early observations, and turned out to be inaccurate (which is an ordinary occurrence in astronomy, as new observations refine the projected path of an object). In fact, the poster at the MPC had not realised that the data he had posted was essentially an impact prediction. The asteroid passed Earth on 16 February 2004 at a distance of 0.08539 AU km mi on on(or 33 times the distance from Earth to the Moon), posing no threat. It is an Apollo asteroid, with perihelion at 0.88 AU, a rather low eccentricity of 0.17, an inclination of 17° and an orbital period of 1.11 years. Diameter and albedo Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, 2004 AS 1 measures between 240 and 480 meters in diameter, for a measured absolute magnitude of 20.5, and an assumed albedo of 0.20 and 0.05, which corresponds to a body with a stony and carbonaceous composition, respectively. References 2015-09-17 last obs. JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 444004 (2004 AS1) https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2444004 Jet Propulsion Laboratory 8 February 2018 444004 (2004 AS1) Minor Planet Center https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=444004 8 February 2018 2004 AS1 (When initial predictions go wrong...) http://www.birtwhistle.org.uk/Gallery2004AS1.htm Great Shefford Observatory 2014-02-25 archive 2004-02-24 Earth almost put on impact alert http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3517319.stm BBC News 8 February 2018 Asteroid Size Estimator CNEOS NASA/JPL https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/ast_size_est.html 8 February 2018 External links List of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs), Minor Planet Center 444004 444004 2004AS1 444004 (444004) 2004 AS 1 444004 444004 444004 20040113