Astronomy:2022 YG

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Short description: Asteroid
2022 YG
2022 YG-orbit.png
Orbit of 2022 YG
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byG. Borisov
Discovery siteMARGO Obs.
Discovery date15 December 2022
Designations
2022 YG
Minor planet categoryNEO · Apollo
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 25 February 2023 (JD 2460000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 6
Observation arc4 days[1]
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.197 AU
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.806 AU
1.001 AU
Eccentricity0.1953
Orbital period1.00 yr (365.91 days)
Mean anomaly349.535°
Mean motion0° 34m 16.171s / day
Inclination2.348°
Longitude of ascending node274.096°
271.648°
Earth MOID0.003272 AU (489,500 km; 1.273 LD)
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)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%.[lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. Absolute magnitude [math]\displaystyle{ D = \frac{1329}{\sqrt{p}} \times 10^{-0.2H} \mathrm{km}. }[/math]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2022 YG". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2022+YG. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 
  2. "MPEC 2022-Y25 : 2022 YG". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 December 2022. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K22/K22Y25.html. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2022 YG)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=54335005. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 

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