Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Pan-STARRS |
Discovery site | Haleakala Observatory |
Discovery date | 28 March 2023 |
Designations | |
2023 FW13 | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 26 February 2023 (JD 2460000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 10.86 yr (3,967 d) |
Aphelion | 1.1781 AU |
Perihelion | 0.8225 AU |
1.0003 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1777 |
1.0005 yr (365.42 days) | |
73.09° | |
0° 59m 6.601s / day | |
Inclination | 2.7441° |
70.557° | |
354.40° | |
Earth MOID | .0454762 AU (6,803,140 km; 17.6979 LD) |
Physical characteristics | |
2023 FW13 is an asteroid that was spotted on March 28, 2023, from the Pan-STARRS telescope at Hawaii, United States. It circles the sun in sync with Earth in such a way that it appears to orbit Earth, but well outside Earth's Hill sphere, making it a quasi-satellite.[3]
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