2004 TG10 explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. FFC2E0
Discovered:8 October 2004
Epoch:4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty:0
Observation Arc:10.16 yr (3,712 days)
Perihelion:0.3086 AU
Semimajor:2.2341 AU
Eccentricity:0.8619
Period:3.34 yr (1,220 days)
Mean Motion: / day
Inclination:4.1802°
Asc Node:205.10°
Arg Peri:317.37°
Jupiter Moid:0.8877 AU
Dimensions:0.35–0.78 km
km
Abs Magnitude:19.4

, is an eccentric asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. First observed by the Spacewatch survey on 8 October 2004, it may be a fragment of Comet Encke and is the source of the Northern Taurids meteor shower seen annually in November[1] and the June Beta Taurids.[2] The asteroid may be larger than one kilometer in diameter.

Orbit

orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.3–4.2 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,220 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.86 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.

It has a Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0225abbr=onNaNabbr=on, which corresponds to 8.8 lunar distances.

Physical characteristics

According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the asteroid measures 1.316 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an exceptionally low albedo of 0.018, while Porubcan estimates a diameter of 350 to 780 meters, based on an albedo of 0.25 to 0.05, which typically covers most S-type and C-type asteroids.

TG10 compared to Comet Encke! AU !! !!Encke
2.24 2.21
0.313 0.338
Aphelion 4.17 4.09
0.859 0.847
162.455° 161.113°

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taurids Meteor Shower Fireballs: Peak Dates, What To Expect. Beth Dalbey. 24 October 2017. 11 November 2017.
  2. Meteor showers and their parent comets pg 470 by Peter Jenniskens