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10E-19-An Asteroid with a Comet Orbit [2013JD4]

10E-19-An Asteroid with a Comet Orbit [2013JD4]

FromTravelers In The Night


10E-19-An Asteroid with a Comet Orbit [2013JD4]

FromTravelers In The Night

ratings:
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)

Space, Asteroid Hunting, and Astronomy, an insider view.The music is "Eternity" by John Lyell.Astronomy Asteroids Space NASA Comets Earth Impact