2009 KK
Encyclopedia
2009 KK is an asteroid
which was listed for several weeks in May and June of 2009 on the NASA
Near Earth Object Program Current Impact Risk List with a rating on the Torino Scale
of Level 1. On 22 May 2009, it was listed as the second near-earth object assessed above Level 0 for potential impacts within 100 years, the first being 2007 VK184
. As of 10 June 2009 it was downgraded to Level 0 as the cumulutive earth-impact probability was assessed as 7.9e-06 or 1 in 127,000. On 17 June 2009, JPL removed 2009 KK from the list of potential Earth impactors.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
which was listed for several weeks in May and June of 2009 on the NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Near Earth Object Program Current Impact Risk List with a rating on the Torino Scale
Torino Scale
The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets.It is intended as a communication tool for astronomers and the public to assess the seriousness of collision predictions, by combining probability statistics and known...
of Level 1. On 22 May 2009, it was listed as the second near-earth object assessed above Level 0 for potential impacts within 100 years, the first being 2007 VK184
2007 VK184
- External links :* from JPL / *...
. As of 10 June 2009 it was downgraded to Level 0 as the cumulutive earth-impact probability was assessed as 7.9e-06 or 1 in 127,000. On 17 June 2009, JPL removed 2009 KK from the list of potential Earth impactors.
External resources
- 2009 KK orbital diagram- JPL Small-Body Database Browser