2019 PG1

2019 PG1
Discovery[1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS
Discovery siteHaleakala Obs.
Discovery date8 August 2019
Designations
2019 PG1
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 5[2] · 4[1]
Observation arc103 days
Aphelion3.9153 AU
Perihelion0.9988 AU
2.4571 AU
Eccentricity0.5935
3.85 yr (1,407 d)
79.450°
0° 15m 21.24s / day
Inclination20.352°
281.64°
13.559°
Earth MOID0.00697 AU (2.71 LD)
Physical characteristics
270 m (est. at 0.14)[3]
200–450 meters (CNEOS)
20.6[1][2]

2019 PG1 is a sub-kilometer near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo class, discovered by Pan-STARRS on 8 August 2019,[1] two weeks after it passed Earth at 62 LD.[2] With an observation arc of 103 days, Earth approach dates become divergent by 2042 as the date of closest approach in 2042 has an uncertainty of ±3 days.

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