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2008 TE

Asteroid 2008 TE was discovered on October 1, 2008 by the Mt Lemmon Survey. Object is too small (diameter: about 10 meters) to result in heavy damage on the ground (absolute magnitude: 27.7)

Number of original observations: 35
Arc : 2008 10 01 - 2008 10 05
Nominal rms: 0″.62 (70 residuals)

Possible collisions in: 2023





Year: 2023


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

Epoch [TT] a [AU] e i [deg] Ω [deg] ω [deg] M [deg] rms
20081130
20230918
1.521200574
1.520975518
0.453853914
0.453592051
0.3066926
0.3037291
1.1627175
1.2824720
297.3462043
297.3357052
58.8276070
20.2408313
0″.65
 

Impact date: 2023 09 25.465 (UT)   Vimpact= 16.484 km/sec   Ψimpact = 74°.33  

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.




External links:

2008 TE page (NASA JPL) and Impact Risk page NEO Program (NASA JPL)
2008 TE page and Impact Risk page at the NEO Dynamic Site (NEODyS)




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