(5836) 1993 MF

(5836) 1993 MF is an Amor-type near-Earth minor planet. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin and Kenneth J. Lawrence at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on June 22, 1993.[1]

With an absolute magnitude of 14.7,[2] the asteroid is about 3–7 km in diameter.[3] On 2023-Nov-28 the asteroid will pass 0.02535 AU (3,792,000 km; 2,356,000 mi) from Mars.[2]

References

  1. "(5836) = 1993 MF". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  2. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5836 (1993 MF)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  3. "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

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