(179806) 2002 TD66

(179806) 2002 TD66
Discovery
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery siteLincoln Lab ETS
Discovery date5 October 2002
Designations
NEO · Apollo
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc2017 days (5.52 yr)
Aphelion2.8505 AU (426.43 Gm)
Perihelion0.86543 AU (129.466 Gm)
1.8580 AU (277.95 Gm)
Eccentricity0.53421
2.53 yr (925.03 d)
55.037°
0° 23m 21.048s / day
Inclination4.9211°
335.73°
125.66°
Earth MOID0.00603808 AU (903,284 km)
Jupiter MOID2.35661 AU (352.544 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions300 meters[2]
270–590 meters H
9.455 h (0.3940 d)[2][1]
20.2[1]

(179806) 2002 TD66 (also written 2002 TD66) is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group. It was discovered on 5 October 2002, by the LINEAR project at Lincoln Laboratory's ETS in Socorro, New Mexico.[1] It was announced on 7 October 2002 and appeared later that day on the JPL current risk page.

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