Astronomy:2008 VL14
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Short description: Near-Earth asteroid
 Orbit of 2008 VL14 | |
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Minor planet category | Apollo asteroid, PHA[1] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Observation arc | 22 d |
| Physical characteristics[1] | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 21.1 |
2008 VL14 is a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo class, discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 9 November 2008.[2] It has an average estimated diameter of 260 meters according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. Around 22 October 2054, 2008 VL14 is expected to pass about 0.09 astronomical unit|AU (13 million km) from Earth, but could pass as close as 0.0002 AU (30 thousand km).[1] The object is not risk-listed.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2008VL14;cad=1.
- ↑ "2008 VL14". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2008+VL14.
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