Tuesday, 4 November 2014

(164294) 2004 XZ130, getting confortable

(164294) 2004 XZ130 is an atira asteroid discovered in December of 2004.

The orbit is between the perihelio of Mercury and the Earh-Moon system. It has a perihelion of 0.33 AU and an aphelion of 0.89 AU. The semimajor axis is at 0.61 AU. It has an orbital period of 178 days. It has an inclination of 2.9º.


Orbital resonance:
5:4 with Venus (99.5%)
 

(164294) 2004 XZ130 is related with the ability to modify the physical environment or the body position to feel more comfortable and at ease. For example, sleeping on a sofa or choosing the clothes more comfortable to practise sport (5:4 resonance with Venus).