(242450) 2004 QY2

(242450) 2004 QY2
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered bySSS
Discovery siteSiding Spring Obs.
Discovery date20 August 2004
Designations
(242450) 2004 QY2
2004 QY2
Apollo · NEO · PHA[1][3]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc11.61 yr (4,242 days)
Aphelion1.6013 AU
Perihelion0.5666 AU
1.0840 AU
Eccentricity0.4773
1.13 yr (412 days)
123.98°
0° 52m 23.88s / day
Inclination37.026°
295.31°
104.96°
Earth MOID0.0469 AU · 18.3 LD
Physical characteristics
2.914±0.084 km[4]
3.320 km[5]
0.274±0.044[4]
14.7[1][3]

(242450) 2004 QY2 (prov. designation: 2004 QY2) is an asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 3 kilometers (2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 20 August 2004 by the Siding Spring Survey at an apparent magnitude of 16.5 using the 0.5-metre (20 in) Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope.[2] It is one of the largest potentially hazardous asteroids known to exist.[6]

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