(350462) 1998 KG3

(350462) 1998 KG3
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered by Spacewatch from Kitt Peak
Discovery date 22 May 1998
Designations
MPC designation 1998 KG3
Amor
Orbital characteristics[1][3]
Epoch 22 June 2010 (JD 2455369.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 5473 days (14.98 yr)
Aphelion 1.29874461 AU (194.289428 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion 1.0232235 AU (153.07206 Gm) (q)
1.16098404 AU (173.680740 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity 0.1186585 (e)
1.25 yr (456.92 d)
346.17186° (M)
 47m 16.398s / day (n)
Inclination 5.5028144° (i)
208.04450° (Ω)
267.63305° (ω)
Earth MOID 0.0971038 AU (14.52652 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 3.7401 AU (559.51 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 5.416
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 0.10–0.24 km[2]
22.1[1][2]

    (350462) 1998 KG3, also written as (350462) 1998 KG3, is an asteroid on a low-eccentricity and low-inclination orbit between the orbits of Earth and Mars. This is within a region of stability where bodies may survive for the age of the Solar System, and hence it may have formed near its current orbit.[4]

    It is classified as an Amor asteroid[1] because its perihelion is less than 1.3 AU and does not cross Earth's orbit.

    Between 1900 and 2200 its closest approach to Earth is more than 0.12 AU.[5]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (1998 KG3)" (2008-05-10 last obs). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 NeoDys-2 Retrieved 2011-09-05
    3. AstDys-2 Retrieved 2011-09-05
    4. Evans, N. W. & Tabachnik, S. (1999). Possible long-lived asteroid belts in the inner Solar System. Nature.
    5. JPL close-approach data Retrieved 2011-09-05

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