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10E-19-An Asteroid with a Comet Orbit [2013JD4]
10E-19-An Asteroid with a Comet Orbit [2013JD4]
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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Centaur type asteroid, 2013 JD4, is an interesting object. It takes 41.5 years to orbit the Sun on a path that takes it as close to Earth as we are to the Sun.When its orbit is changed as it passes Jupiter and Saturn it may start making closer approaches to the Sun, release gases, and become a comet.
Released:
Feb 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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