2011 CQ1

2011 CQ1
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Catalina Sky Survey
Richard A. Kowalski
Discovery date February 4, 2011
Designations
MPC designation 2011 CQ1
Aten NEO[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 5
Aphelion 1.0087 AU (150.90 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion 0.66454 AU (99.414 Gm) (q)
0.83661 AU (125.155 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity 0.20567 (e)
0.77 yr (279.5 d)
18.607° (M)
1.2880°/day (n)
Inclination 5.2445° (i)
315.23° (Ω)
335.40° (ω)
Earth MOID 0.000166307 AU (24,879.2 km)
Jupiter MOID 4.09715 AU (612.925 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~1 meter (39 in)
14.2 (2011 peak)[3]
32.1[2]

    2011 CQ1 is a meteoroid discovered on February 4, 2011 by Richard A. Kowalski, at the Catalina Sky Survey.[1] On the same day the meteoroid passed within 0.85 Earth radii (5,480 kilometers (3,410 mi)) of Earth's surface, and was perturbed from the Apollo class to the Aten class of near-Earth objects.[4] With a relative velocity of only 9.7 km/s,[2] had the asteroid passed less than 0.5 Earth radii from Earth's surface, it would have fallen as a brilliant fireball. The meteoroid is between 80 centimeters (31 in) and 2.6 meters (100 in) wide.[4] The meteoroid was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on February 5, 2011.[5]

    Parameter Epoch aphelion
    (Q)    		 perihelion
    (q)    		 Semi-major
    axis
    (a)    		 eccentricity
    (e)    		 Period
    (p)    		 inclination
    (i)    		 Longitude
    ascending
    node
    (Ω)    		 Mean
    anomaly
    (M)    		 Argument
    of
    perihelion
    (ω)
    Units AU (days) (°)
    Pre-flyby 2011-Jan-26 1.347 0.9096 1.128 0.1940 437.9 1.073° 135.4° 310.9° 58.59°
    Post-flyby 2011-Feb-08 1.009 0.6624 0.8360 0.2076 279.2 5.296° 315.4° 220.6° 335.1°

    References

    1. 1 2 "MPEC 2011-C12 : 2011 CQ1". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-27. (K11C01Q)
    2. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Close-Approach Data: (2011 CQ1)" (last observation: 2011-02-04; arc: 1 day). Retrieved 31 March 2016.
    3. ↑ "2011 CQ1 Ephemerides for 4 February 2011". NEODyS (Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site). Retrieved 2013-02-28.
    4. 1 2 Don Yeomans & Paul Chodas (4 February 2011). "Very Small Asteroid Makes Close Earth Approach on February 4, 2011". News. NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
    5. ↑ "Date/Time Removed". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
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