99942 Apophis

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:albedo 0.33
gptkbp:aphelion 1.099 AU
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 19.7
gptkbp:ascendingNodeLongitude 204.43°
gptkbp:category Apollo group
Near-Earth Object
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
gptkbp:closeApproachDate 2029-04-13
gptkbp:closeApproachToEarthDistance ~31,600 km
gptkbp:diameter 340–370 meters
~370 meters
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:David_J._Tholen
gptkb:Fabrizio_Bernardi
gptkb:Roy_A._Tucker
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2004-06-19
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~31,600 km (2029)
gptkbp:EarthMinimumOrbitIntersectionDistance 0.000254 AU
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.191
gptkbp:epoch 2023-09-13
gptkbp:hasObservationDeck gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 99942 Apophis
gptkbp:inclination 3.331°
gptkbp:mass ~6.1×10^10 kg
gptkbp:meanAnomaly 339.94°
gptkbp:meanMotion 1.113°/day
gptkbp:minorPlanetNumber gptkb:2004_MN4
gptkbp:MOID 0.000254 AU
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Apophis_(Egyptian_deity)
gptkbp:namedDate 2005-07-19
gptkbp:nearestCity 2029-04-13
gptkbp:nextCloseApproach 2029-04-13
gptkbp:number 2005
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Apollo
323.6 days
gptkbp:parentBody Sun
gptkbp:perihelion 0.746 AU
126.42°
gptkbp:potentiallyHazardous true
gptkbp:provisionalDesignation gptkb:2004_MN4
gptkbp:riskFactor very low
gptkbp:riskRemoved 2021
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 30.56 hours
gptkbp:semiMajorAxis 0.922 AU
gptkbp:spectralType Sq
gptkbp:TisserandParameterJupiter 5.999
gptkbp:willNotImpactEarthIn2029 true
gptkbp:willNotImpactEarthIn2068 true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catalina_Sky_Survey
gptkb:OSIRIS-REx
gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5