Discovery | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery site | Lincoln Lab ETS |
Discovery date | 5 October 2002 |
Designations | |
NEO · Apollo | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 2017 days (5.52 yr) |
Aphelion | 2.8505 AU (426.43 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.86543 AU (129.466 Gm) |
1.8580 AU (277.95 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.53421 |
2.53 yr (925.03 d) | |
55.037° | |
0° 23m 21.048s / day | |
Inclination | 4.9211° |
335.73° | |
125.66° | |
Earth MOID | 0.00603808 AU (903,284 km) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.35661 AU (352.544 Gm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 300 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.