2018 CC

2018 CC
Orbit of 2018 CC
Discovery[1]
Discovered byCatalina Sky Srvy.
Discovery siteMount Lemmon Obs.
Discovery date4 February 2018
(first observed only)
Designations
2018 CC
NEO · Apollo[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 6[2] · 5[1]
Observation arc17 days
Aphelion1.7323 AU
Perihelion0.8358 AU
1.2841 AU
Eccentricity0.3491
1.46 yr (531 days)
356.51°
0° 40m 38.64s / day
Inclination8.4577°
317.50°
245.91°
Earth MOID0.0002 AU (0.078 LD)
Physical characteristics
15 m (est. at 0.20)[3]
40 m (est. at 0.057)[3]
26.541[2]

2018 CC is a micro-asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 20 meters (70 ft) in diameter. Its official first observation was made by the Catalina Sky Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, United States, on 4 February 2018.[1] Two days later, the asteroid crossed the orbit of the Moon and made a very close approach to Earth.[2]

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