(386454) 2008 XM

(386454) 2008 XM
Discovery[1]
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery siteLincoln Lab's ETS
Discovery date2 December 2008
Designations
(386454) 2008 XM
2008 XM
Apollo · NEO · PHA[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc5.16 yr (1,884 days)
Aphelion2.3334 AU
Perihelion0.1111 AU
1.2222 AU
Eccentricity0.9091
1.35 yr (494 days)
204.67°
0° 43m 45.84s / day
Inclination5.4478°
240.63°
27.357°
Earth MOID0.0048 AU · 1.9 LD
Physical characteristics
0.367±0.009 km[3]
0.128±0.032[3]
20.0[1]

(386454) 2008 XM is a highly eccentric, sub-kilometer-sized asteroid, with one of the smallest known perihelions among all minor planets. It is classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group and was discovered on 2 December 2008, by the LINEAR program at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexico, United States.[2]

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