2014 SC324

2014 SC324
Discovery[1]
Discovered byMt. Lemmon Survey (G96)
Discovery date30 September 2014
Designations
2014 SC324
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc29 days w/Radar
Aphelion2.93880 AU (439.638 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion0.91503 AU (136.887 Gm) (q)
1.92691 AU (288.262 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity0.52513 (e)
2.67 yr (976.99 d)
152.737° (M)
0° 22m 6.521s / day (n)
Inclination1.65403° (i)
210.19563° (Ω)
221.35334° (ω)
Earth MOID0.000606726 AU (90,764.9 km)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions37–85 m (generic)[3]
0.36156 h (21.694 min)
24-29 (2014–2015)
24.3[2]

2014 SC324 is a sub-kilometer asteroid and fast rotator, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 50 meters in diameter.[2] It was first observed on 30 September 2014, by the Mount Lemmon Survey at an apparent magnitude of 21 using a 1.5-meter (59 in) reflecting telescope.[1] With an absolute magnitude of 24.3,[2] the asteroid is about 37–85 meters in diameter.[3]

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