2009 KK
2009 KK is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid which was listed for several weeks in May and June 2009 on the Sentry Risk Table with a Torino Scale rating of 1.[1] There was a 1 in 10000 chance of an impact on 29 May 2022.[1] On 22 May 2009, it was listed as one of two near-earth objects assessed above Level 0 for potential impacts within 100 years, the other being 2007 VK184. As of 10 June 2009 it was downgraded to Level 0 as the cumulative Earth-impact probability was assessed as 7.9e-06 or 1 in 127,000.[2] On 17 June 2009, JPL removed 2009 KK from the list of potential Earth impactors.[3] It is now known that on 4 May 2022 the asteroid will be 0.475 AU (71,100,000 km; 44,200,000 mi) from Earth.[4]
2194 passage
2009 KK may pass as close as 0.006 AU (900,000 km; 560,000 mi) from Earth on 2194-Jun-02.[4] But the nominal solution shows the asteroid passing 0.038 AU (5,700,000 km; 3,500,000 mi) from Earth.[4]
References
- 1 2 "2009 KK Impact Risk". Near Earth Object Program. NASA. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009.
- ↑ "WayBack Machine archive from 11 June 2009". Wayback Machine. 2009-06-11. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ↑ "NEOs Removed from Impact Risks Tables". Near Earth Object Program. NASA. 2009-06-17. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- 1 2 3 "JPL Close-Approach Data: (2009 KK)" (2011-12-26 last obs (arc=2.6 years)). Retrieved 2013-09-07.
External links
- 2009 KK orbital diagram- JPL Small-Body Database Browser
- 2009 KK at the JPL Small-Body Database
