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Orbital elements:
2010 AL30                                                Earth MOID = 0.0000 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 281.43686              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.98334652     Peri.  104.60248     -0.78961550     +0.61036841
a   1.0015324      Node   113.05294     -0.58600435     -0.71972518
e   0.3058439      Incl.    3.92041     -0.18195126     -0.33082634
P   1.00           H   27.1           G   0.15           U   5

MPEC 2010 - A64

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Absolute Magnitude (H) 27.1 mag
Slope parameter (G) 0.15 mag
Perihelion 0.6952 AU
Aphelion 1.3078 AU
Asc. node-Earth separation 0.00018 AU
Desc. node-Earth separation -0.17217 AU
Earth MOID 4e-05 AU
Orbital period 366.095 days
Date of orbit computation Jan 12 18:50

Value 1-Sigma variation Units
a 1.00153 1.722e-05 AU
e 0.305838 4.489e-05
i 3.92 0.0006276 deg
113.053 6.589e-05 deg
w 104.603 0.0004648 deg
M 281.436 0.005469 deg



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Asteroid path (rough)

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Orbital elements:
2010 AL30                                                Earth MOID = 0.0000 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 281.43595              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.98335109     Peri.  104.60258     -0.78961441     +0.61036995
a   1.0015293      Node   113.05296     -0.58600526     -0.71972418
e   0.3058375      Incl.    3.92033     -0.18195309     -0.33082567
P   1.00           H   27.2           G   0.15           U   5

MPEC 2010 - A63

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Astronomers say it may be space junk or it could be a tiny asteroid, too small to cause damage even if it hit. It's 33 to 50 feet wide at most.
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NASA says that on Wednesday at 7:47 a.m. EST, it will streak by, missing Earth by about 80,000 miles. In the western United States it may be bright enough to be seen with a good amateur telescope.
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Ed ~ At closest approach to the Earth on the 13th January, the  asteroid will pass through the constellations of Orion, Taurus, and Pisces.
Its maximum brightness is will be around magnitude 14, so to visually observe it will require at least an 8" telescope or above.

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2010_AL30_2010Jan12s_001_4.jpg

Image of asteroid 2010 AL30 taken at 2010 Jan 12 at 15h 46m UTC.
The asteroid is the dot near the center of the image.
Asteroid motion was 0.56"/sec.

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Orbital elements:
2010 AL30                                                Earth MOID = 0.0000 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 281.43584              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.98335199     Peri.  104.60274     -0.78961245     +0.61037246
a   1.0015287      Node   113.05297     -0.58600763     -0.71972231
e   0.3058382      Incl.    3.92034     -0.18195394     -0.33082512
P   1.00           H   27.1           G   0.15           U   5

MPEC 2010 - A62 

Ephemeris:
2010 AL30                a,e,i = 1.00, 0.31, 4                   q = 0.6952
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 01 12.0  07 43.96   +09 26.4    0.00863  0.992   167.4    12.4    17.5
2010 01 12.1  07 42.35   +09 31.4    0.00808  0.991   167.6    12.3    17.4
2010 01 12.2  07 40.50   +09 37.3    0.00752  0.991   167.8    12.1    17.2
2010 01 12.3  07 38.35   +09 44.0    0.00697  0.990   168.0    11.9    17.0
2010 01 12.4  07 35.82   +09 51.8    0.00641  0.990   168.2    11.7    16.8
2010 01 12.5  07 32.82   +10 01.0    0.00586  0.989   168.4    11.6    16.6
2010 01 12.6  07 29.19   +10 12.1    0.00531  0.989   168.5    11.5    16.4
2010 01 12.7  07 24.70   +10 25.4    0.00476  0.988   168.5    11.5    16.2
2010 01 12.8  07 19.04   +10 42.0    0.00421  0.988   168.3    11.6    15.9
2010 01 12.9  07 11.66   +11 02.9    0.00366  0.987   167.9    12.1    15.6
2010 01 13.0  07 01.68   +11 30.1    0.00312  0.987   166.8    13.1    15.3
2010 01 13.1  06 47.49   +12 06.4    0.00258  0.986   164.7    15.2    15.0
2010 01 13.2  06 25.92   +12 56.2    0.00206  0.986   160.7    19.2    14.6
2010 01 13.3  05 50.04   +14 03.4    0.00157  0.985   153.1    26.8    14.3
2010 01 13.4  04 43.93   +15 13.7    0.00114  0.984   138.1    41.9    14.0
2010 01 13.5  02 42.19   +14 13.7    0.00088  0.984   109.5    70.5    14.3
2010 01 13.6  00 15.48   +07 58.7    0.00094  0.983    73.7   106.3    15.9
2010 01 13.7  22 41.27   +01 57.0    0.00128  0.983    50.0   129.9    18.3
2010 01 13.8  21 51.68   -01 26.9    0.00174  0.982    37.6   142.3    20.4
2010 01 13.9  21 23.50   -03 21.4    0.00224  0.982    30.7   149.2    22.1
2010 01 14.0  21 05.79   -04 31.7    0.00277  0.981    26.5   153.5    23.4



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It was discovered on January 10 by LINEAR, specifically by M. Blythe, G. Spitz, R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler of 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico using a 1.0-m reflector.  Unusually, its orbital period is almost exactly 1.00 year which might mean it could be artificial in nature.  However, its encounter velocity is high as it passes safely by the Earth which means it must almost certainly be of a natural origin, in which case it may be around 10 metres across.
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Orbital elements:
2010 AL30                                                Earth MOID = 0.0000 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 281.41974              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.98342606     Peri.  104.60234     -0.78961614     +0.61037063
a   1.0014784      Node   113.05321     -0.58599435     -0.71972705
e   0.3057074      Incl.    3.91857     -0.18198069     -0.33081817
P   1.00           H   27.0           G   0.15           U   6

MPEC 2010 - A61

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