NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Orbit Diagram for The asteroid 2018 MR8(2018-07-04 14:00) see https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2018MR8 |
Background
(as of 2018-07-04)
- Object:2018 MR8
- Orbit Type: Aten [NEO]
- Approximate Diameter: 220 m - 500 m( 721.785 feet to 1640.42 feet)(Absolute Magnitude: H= 20.376)
- On the Sentry Risk Table: No
- On the NEODyS CLOMON2 risk page: No
- Discovery observation was made: 2018 06 24.57450
- Discovery observation was made by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala. (MPC Code F51) The Discovery M.P.E.C.:MPEC 2018-N11 : 2018 MR8
- Last Observation (publish): 2018 07 04.63335 (at Arcadia Australia/NSW (MPC Code E23)
- Data-Arc Span (publish): 10 days
- Number of Optical Observations(published):28
- Observatories Reporting (Published) Observations(MPC Code):
- (E23) Arcadia, Australia/NSW.
- (F51) Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala, US/Hawaii.
- (H36) Sandlot Observatory, Scranton, US/Kansas.
- (I52) Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station, US/Arizona.
- (Q62) iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring, Australia/NSW.
- Perihelion Distance:0.7978047188215932(AU)
- Aphelion Distance:1.144399062564495(AU)
- Next Close-Approach to Earth: Will safely pass Earth on 2018-Jul-13 :
- Minimum Distance(Earth center to NEO center) 0.113853780794469 of (AU) ( 44.309 (LD)), or 10,583,370.104 miles ( 17,032,283.177 (KM))
- Nominal Distance(Earth center to NEO center) of 0.115370764006667 (AU) ( 44.899 (LD)),or 10,724,382.503 miles ( 17,259,220.635 KM))
- Maximum Distance(Earth center to NEO center) of 0.116887744396502 (AU) ( 45.489 (LD)), ( Earth radii) or 10,865,394.64 miles (17,486,157.672 (KM))
Useful Links:
- Space Situational Awareness(ESA) -- 2018 MR8
- Near Earth Objects Dynamic Site--2018 MR8
- (MPC) Observations --2018 MR8
- JPL Orbit Diagram --2018 MR8
- NEO Earth Close Approaches (JPL) (upcoming)
- JPL's NEO Earth Close-Approaches (Between 1900 A.D. and 2200 A.D- limited to encounters with reasonably low uncertainty)
- The Tracking News
- NEO Coordination Centre
- Speed of Light - Space - Distance Calculator
- Asteroid Hazards: The View from Space(MPC)
- Don’t fear apocalyptic asteroids: you’re safer than you think
- Understanding Risk Pages By Jon Giorgini
- Revised asteroid scale aids understanding of impact risk
- Near Earth, Objects Scale Helps Risk Communication
- Dealing With the Impact Hazard: An International Project
- The Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale
- An Asteroid as Entered the Blogosphere… Should I Be Worried? A commentary by Steven M. Tilley
- International Asteroid Warning Network
- Impact Risk Assessment: An Introduction - Near-Earth Object Program
- Hazardous NEO Technical Reviews
- Frequently Asked Questions For Impact Risk Assessment
- How to Find an Impact Orbit for the Earth-Asteroid Collision
- The Asteroid/Comet Impact Hazard
- Whom should we call? Data policy for immediate impactors announcements
- NEO Search & Follow-Up
- NEOs' Science pages by Livia Giacomini
- Torino Scale(JPL)
- Find_Orb --- Orbit determination software - Project Pluto
- Guide to Minor Body Astrometry(MPC)
- Asteroid - Impact Simulator (Impact Earth!) by Purdue University,
- On-line Find_Orb