RUS  ENG
Full version
JOURNALS // Journal of Samara State Technical University, Ser. Physical and Mathematical Sciences // Archive

Vestn. Samar. Gos. Tekhn. Univ., Ser. Fiz.-Mat. Nauki [J. Samara State Tech. Univ., Ser. Phys. Math. Sci.], 2012 Issue 2(27), Pages 192–196 (Mi vsgtu1058)

This article is cited in 3 papers

Short Communication
Celestial Mechanics and Astronomy

Comparative analysis of mathematical models for estimating the impact probability of asteroid Apophis

A. F. Zausaev, A. E. Derevyanka

Samara State Technical University, Samara, Russia

Abstract: Methods for estimating the impact probability of asteroid Apophis were implemented. The probability of a collision was assessed using two methods: the Monte Carlo method, and the second one, utilizing a ratio between the interval of values of orbital elements, leading to a collision, and the confidence intervals of orbital elements. It was established that the variation in the semimajor axis makes the main contribution to the estimation of the impact probability. The expected date and the estimate of the probability of collision of asteroid Apophis and Earth were computed.

Keywords: asteroid Apophis, impact probability, orbital elements, Monte Carlo method.

UDC: 519.245:521.3

MSC: Primary 85-08; Secondary 70M20, 65C05

Original article submitted 10/IV/2012
revision submitted – 24/V/2012

DOI: 10.14498/vsgtu1058



Bibliographic databases:


© Steklov Math. Inst. of RAS, 2024