2014 OL339

2014 OL339
Discovery[1]
Discovered byEURONEAR
(unofficial credits)
Discovery siteLa Palma Obs.
(first observed)
Discovery date29 July 2014
Designations
2014 OL339
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc2.10 yr (768 days)
Aphelion1.4598 AU
Perihelion0.5388 AU
0.9993 AU
Eccentricity0.4608
1.00 yr (365 days)
285.00°
0° 59m 12.12s / day
Inclination10.187°
252.18°
289.69°
Earth MOID0.0179 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions170 m (est. at 0.25)[3]
22.9[1]

2014 OL339 (also written 2014 OL339) is an Aten asteroid that is a temporary quasi-satellite of Earth, the fourth known Earth quasi-satellite.[4]

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  4. ^ de la Fuente Marcos, Carlos; de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl (2014). "Asteroid 2014 OL339: yet another Earth quasi-satellite". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445 (3): 2985–2994. arXiv:1409.5588. Bibcode:2014MNRAS.445.2961D. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu1978.