Discovery [1] [2] | |
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Discovered by | G. Borisov |
Discovery site | MARGO Obs. |
Discovery date | 15 December 2022 |
Designations | |
2022 YG | |
NEO · Apollo | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 25 February 2023 ( JD 2460000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 6 | |
Observation arc | 4 days [1] |
Aphelion | 1.197 AU |
Perihelion | 0.806 AU |
1.001 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1953 |
1.00 yr (365.91 days) | |
349.535 ° | |
0° 34m 16.171s / day | |
Inclination | 2.348° |
274.096° | |
271.648° | |
Earth MOID | 0.003272 AU (489,500 km; 1.273 LD) |
Physical characteristics | |
26.58 [3] · 26.64 [1] | |
2022 YG is a near-Earth asteroid and a potential quasi-satellite of Earth, discovered by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov at Nauchnyi, Crimea on 15 December 2022. It has an estimated diameter of 16–30 meters, given H of 26.6, and an albedo 4-15%. [a]
Discovery [1] [2] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | G. Borisov |
Discovery site | MARGO Obs. |
Discovery date | 15 December 2022 |
Designations | |
2022 YG | |
NEO · Apollo | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 25 February 2023 ( JD 2460000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 6 | |
Observation arc | 4 days [1] |
Aphelion | 1.197 AU |
Perihelion | 0.806 AU |
1.001 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1953 |
1.00 yr (365.91 days) | |
349.535 ° | |
0° 34m 16.171s / day | |
Inclination | 2.348° |
274.096° | |
271.648° | |
Earth MOID | 0.003272 AU (489,500 km; 1.273 LD) |
Physical characteristics | |
26.58 [3] · 26.64 [1] | |
2022 YG is a near-Earth asteroid and a potential quasi-satellite of Earth, discovered by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov at Nauchnyi, Crimea on 15 December 2022. It has an estimated diameter of 16–30 meters, given H of 26.6, and an albedo 4-15%. [a]