2008 TS26

2008 TS26
Discovery[1]
Discovered byAndrea Boattini
Discovery siteMount Lemmon Obs.
Discovery date9 October 2008
Designations
NEO · Apollo
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 9 October 2008 (JD 2454748.5)
Aphelion3.016 AU
Perihelion0.828 AU
1.922 AU
Eccentricity0.56913
973.45 days (2.67 years)
14.885°
0° 22m 11.352s / day
Inclination0.819°
16.426°
301.63°
Physical characteristics[3]
0.61–1.36 m (2.0–4.5 ft)
33.2

2008 TS26 is a small near-Earth Apollo asteroid that made a very close approach to Earth at a distance of 12,630 km (7,850 mi) on 9 October 2008.[3][4] It has a mean diameter between 61 centimeters and 1.36 meters,[3] making it one of the smallest known asteroids in the Solar System.

Closest non-impacting asteroids to Earth, except Earth-grazing fireballs
(using JPL SBDB numbers and Earth radius of 6,378 km)
Asteroid Date Distance from
surface of Earth		 Uncertainty in
approach distance		 Observation arc Reference
2025 UC112025-10-30 12:11237 km±11 km1 day (41 obs)data
2020 VT42020-11-13 17:21368 km±11 km5 days (34 obs)data
2020 QG2020-08-16 04:092939 km±11 km2 days (35 obs)data
2021 UA12021-10-25 03:073049 km±10 km1 day (22 obs)data
2023 BU2023-01-27 00:293589 km±<1 km10 days (231 obs)data
2011 CQ12011-02-04 19:395474 km±5 km1 day (35 obs)data
2019 UN132019-10-31 14:456235 km±189 km1 day (16 obs)data
2008 TS262008-10-09 03:306260 km±970 km1 day (19 obs)data
2004 FU1622004-03-31 15:356535 km±13000 km1 day (4 obs)data

See also

References

  1. ↑ S. Keys (10 October 2008). "MPEC 2008-T119: 2008 TS26". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "(2008 TS26) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Asteroid 2008 TS26". Asteroids Near Earth. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ↑ B. Bolin; R. Jedicke; M. Granvik; P. Brown; E. Howell; et al. (2014). "Detecting Earth's Temporarily-Captured Natural Satellites – Minimoons". Icarus. 241: 280–297. arXiv:1406.3534. Bibcode:2014Icar..241..280B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.05.026. ISSN 0019-1035.
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