(828534) 2004 TG10

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(828534) 2004 TG10
Discovery [1] [2]
Discovered by Spacewatch
Discovery site Kitt Peak Obs.
Discovery date8 October 2004
(discovery: first observed only)
Designations
2004 TG10
NEO  · Apollo  · PHA [1]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 10.16 yr (3,712 days)
Aphelion 4.1597 AU
Perihelion 0.3086 AU
2.2341 AU
Eccentricity 0.8619
3.34 yr (1,220 days)
278.07°
0° 17m 42.36s / day
Inclination 4.1802°
205.10°
317.37°
Earth  MOID 0.0225 AU ·8.8 LD
Jupiter  MOID 0.8877 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 0.35–0.78 km [3]
1.316±0.605 km [4]
0.018±0.037 [4]
19.4 [1] [3]

    (828534) 2004 TG10, is an eccentric asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. First observed by the Spacewatch survey on 8 October 2004, [2] it may be a fragment of Comet Encke and is the source of the Northern Taurids meteor shower seen annually in November [3] [5] and the June Beta Taurids. [6] The asteroid may be larger than one kilometer in diameter.

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    Orbit

    2004 TG10 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.3–4.2  AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,220 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.86 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. [1]

    It has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0225 AU (3,370,000 km), which corresponds to 8.8 lunar distances. [1]

    Physical characteristics

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the asteroid measures 1.316 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an exceptionally low albedo of 0.018, [4] while Porubcan estimates a diameter of 350 to 780 meters, based on an albedo of 0.25 to 0.05, which typically covers most S-type and C-type asteroids. [3]

    TG10 compared to Comet Encke
    AU 2004 TG10 Encke [7]
    Semi-major axis 2.242.21
    Perihelion 0.3130.338
    Aphelion4.174.09
    Eccentricity 0.8590.847
    Longitude of perihelion 162.455°161.113°

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2004 TG10)" (2014-12-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 29 July 2017.
    2. 1 2 "2004 TG10". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
    3. 1 2 3 4 Porubčan, V.; Kornoš, L.; Williams, I. P. (June 2006). "The Taurid complex meteor showers and asteroids". Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso. 36 (2): 103–117. arXiv: 0905.1639 . Bibcode:2006CoSka..36..103P . Retrieved 29 July 2017.
    4. 1 2 3 Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Masiero, J.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Grav, T.; et al. (December 2015). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year One: Preliminary Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 814 (2): 13. arXiv: 1509.02522 . Bibcode:2015ApJ...814..117N. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/117 . Retrieved 29 July 2017.
    5. ↑ Beth Dalbey (24 October 2017). "Taurids Meteor Shower Fireballs: Peak Dates, What To Expect" . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
    6. ↑ Meteor showers and their parent comets pg 470 by Peter Jenniskens
    7. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2P/Encke" (last observation: 2008-09-30). Retrieved 19 May 2009.
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