2022 YG

2022 YG
Orbit of 2022 YG
Discovery[1]
Discovered byG. Borisov
Discovery siteMARGO Obs.
Discovery date15 December 2022
Designations
2022 YG
NEO · Apollo
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 17 October 2024 (JD 2460600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc364 days
Aphelion1.200 AU
Perihelion0.806 AU
1.003 AU
Eccentricity0.1961
1.00 yr (366.90 days)
219.667°
0° 58m 52.3s / day
Inclination2.364°
273.973°
271.173°
Earth MOID0.003133 AU (468,700 km; 1.219 LD)
Physical characteristics
26.70[2]

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 26.7, and an albedo 4-15%.[a] Its closest approach to Earth was on 22 December 2022, at a distance of 0.0163 AU.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Absolute magnitude#Planets as diffuse spheres

References

  1. ^ "MPEC 2022-Y25 : 2022 YG". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2022 YG)" (2023-12-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.


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