2013 RH74

2013 RH74
Discovery
Discovered byCatalina Sky Survey
Discovery dateSeptember 2013
Designations
Apollo NEO
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Aphelion3.6416 AU (544.78 Gm)
Perihelion0.92775 AU (138.789 Gm)
2.2847 AU (341.79 Gm)
Eccentricity0.59392
3.45 yr (1261.3 d)
224.40°
0° 17m 7.476s / day
Inclination5.5202°
201.092°
226.73°
Earth MOID0.0178259 AU (2.66672 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.72362 AU (257.850 Gm)
Physical characteristics
5.3 h (0.22 d),[2] 5.346 h (0.2228 d)[1]
20.9[1]

2013 RH74 is an Apollo asteroid and a near-Earth object[1] discovered in September 2013 by the Catalina Sky Survey. The asteroid is roughly 300 meters in diameter. It was listed on the Sentry Risk Table in September 2013.[3] It was detected by radar soon after discovery.[2] On 2013-Oct-17 the asteroid passed 0.05258 AU (7,866,000 km; 4,888,000 mi) from Earth.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2013 RH74)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Broadband Photometry of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2013 RH74
  3. ^ NASA.gov


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