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2011 GA is a small asteroid that is a Near-Earth object and an Apollo asteroid.

Orbit

The orbit of 2011 GA makes it a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) that is predicted to pass within 0.02 AU (3,000,000 km; 1,900,000 mi) of the Earth on Oct 14, 2023.[4] For comparison, the distance to the Moon is about 0.0026 AU (384,400 km). The asteroid passed within 0.06 AU (9,000,000 km; 5,600,000 mi) from Earth around October 15, 1977.

The Jupiter Tisserand invariant, used to distinguish different kinds of orbits, is 3.821.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 GA". Minor Planet Center. 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2011 GA)" (last observation: 2011-06-10; arc: 70 days). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (H)". NASA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2001.
  4. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2011 GA) – Close-Approach Data". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

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