2004 TG10

2004 TG10, is an eccentric asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. First observed by the Spacewatch survey on 8 October 2004, it may be a fragment of Comet Encke and is the source of the Northern Taurids meteor shower seen annually in November and the June Beta Taurids. The asteroid may be larger than one kilometer in diameter.

2004 TG10
Discovery
Discovered bySpacewatch
Discovery siteKitt Peak Obs.
Discovery date8 October 2004
(discovery: first observed only)
Designations
2004 TG10
NEO · Apollo · PHA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc10.16 yr (3,712 days)
Aphelion4.1597 AU
Perihelion0.3086 AU
2.2341 AU
Eccentricity0.8619
3.34 yr (1,220 days)
278.07°
0° 17m 42.36s / day
Inclination4.1802°
205.10°
317.37°
Earth MOID0.0225 AU · 8.8 LD
Jupiter MOID0.8877 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.35–0.78 km
1.316±0.605 km
0.018±0.037
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