Solar System
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Group 		2006 SU49

2006 SU49 was discovered on September 20, 2006 by the Spacewatch project at the University of Arizona.
The object is estimated at 380 meters.
On October, 4 this asteroid was eliminated from the NASA Impact Risk page

Number of original observations: 78
Arc : 2006 09 20 - 2006 10 03
Nominal rms: 0″.48 (156 residuals)

Possible collisions in: 2029, 2078





Year: 2029


Orbital elements of impact orbit for two dates (equ. J2000)

Epoch [TT] a [AU] e i [deg] Ω [deg] ω [deg] M [deg] rms
20061101
20290115		 1.412679791
1.413492033		 0.312330719
0.312984036		 2.5220478
2.5280448		 303.2752732
303.0260620		 198.8880874
199.2617254		 262.6935860
345.5545626		 0″.49
 

Impact date: 2029 01 22.991 (UT)   Vimpact= 12.221 km/sec   Ψimpact = 55°52  

Vimpact
The velocity of the asteroid relative to the Earth at the moment of impact.
Ψimpact
The impact angle is measured from the vertical axis that goes through the impact point. Thus, the impact angle is 0 degrees for a vertical impact.
rms
Root mean square for the derived impact orbit.


Year: 2078


Orbital elements of impact orbit for two dates (equ. J2000)

Epoch [TT] a [AU] e i [deg] Ω [deg] ω [deg] M [deg] rms
20061101
20780115		 1.412602679
1.388124940		 0.312938306
0.302955512		 2.5276633
2.7001279		 303.3615892
302.2200909		 198.9355640
201.9969259		 262.5425536
343.8667822		 0″.53
 

Impact date: 2078 01 22.861 (UT)   Vimpact= 12.136 km/sec   Ψimpact = 83°78  

External links:

2006 SU49 page (NASA JPL) and Impact Risk page NEO Program (NASA JPL)
2006 SU49 page and Impact Risk page at the NEO Dynamic Site (NEODyS)




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