(386454) 2008 XM

(386454) 2008 XMDiscovery[1]

Discovered by| LINEAR
Discovery site| Lincoln Lab's ETS
Discovery date| 2 December 2008
Designations

MPC designation

| (386454) 2008 XM

Alternative designations

| 2008 XM

Minor planet category

| Apollo * NEO * PHA[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc| 5.16 yr (1,884 days)
Aphelion| 2.3334 AU
Perihelion| 0.1111 AU

Semi-major axis

| 1.2222 AU
Eccentricity| 0.9091

Orbital period (sidereal)

| 1.35 yr (494 days)

Mean anomaly

| 204.67°

Mean motion

| 0° 43m 45.84s / day
Inclination| 5.4478°

Longitude of ascending node

| 240.63°

Argument of perihelion

| 27.357°
Earth MOID| 0.0048 AU * 1.9 LD
Physical characteristics

Mean diameter

| 0.367±0.009 km[3]

Geometric albedo

| 0.128±0.032[3]

Absolute magnitude (H)

| 20.0[1]

(386454) 2008 XM is a highly eccentric, sub-kilometer-sized asteroid, with one of the smallest known perihelions among all minor planets. It is classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group and was discovered on 2 December 2008, by the LINEAR program at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexico, United States.[2]

## Orbit and classification

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The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.1–2.3 AU once every 16 months (494 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.91 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Due to its outstanding eccentricity, it is also a Mercury-crosser, Venus-crosser and Mars-crosser.

It has the third-smallest perihelion of any numbered asteroid behind (137924) 2000 BD19 and (374158) 2004 UL.[citation needed] Its Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0047 AU (700,000 km) corresponds to only 1.9 lunar distances.[1]

## Physical characteristics

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According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the asteroid measures 367±9 meters in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.128.[3] As of 2016, the body's composition and spectral type, as well as its rotation period and shape remains unknown.[1]

## Naming

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As of 2020, this minor planet remains unnamed.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 386454 (2008 XM)" (2014-01-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
2. ^ a b c "386454 (2008 XM)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
3. ^ a b c Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Wright, E.; et al. (April 2014). "The Population of Tiny Near-Earth Objects Observed by NEOWISE". The Astrophysical Journal. 784 (2): 7. arXiv:1310.2980. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784..110M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/2/110. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

## External links

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* Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
* Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
* (386454) 2008 XM at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
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* (386454) 2008 XM at ESA–space situational awareness
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* (386454) 2008 XM at the JPL Small-Body Database
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