(163132) 2002 CU11

(163132) 2002 CU11
Discovery[1]
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery date7 February 2002
Designations
(163132) 2002 CU11
NEO · PHA · Apollo[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc4600 days (12.59 yr)
Aphelion1.5795 AU (236.29 Gm)
Perihelion0.85959 AU (128.593 Gm)
1.2196 AU (182.45 Gm)
Eccentricity0.29517
1.35 yr (491.94 d)
47.609°
0° 43m 54.48s / day (n)
Inclination48.782°
157.77°
110.54°
Earth MOID0.00189035 AU (282,792 km)
Physical characteristics
0.460±0.017 km[2][3]
0.730 km (assumed)[4]
Mass5.3×1011 kg (assumed)
0.408±0.061[2]
18.5[2]

(163132) 2002 CU11, provisional designation 2002 CU11, is a bright, sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.[2] Based on absolute magnitude, it is the second largest asteroid known to have passed closer than the Moon.[5]

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