(444004) 2004 AS1

(444004) 2004 AS1
Discovery[1]
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery siteLincoln Lab's ETS
Discovery date13 January 2004
Designations
(444004) 2004 AS1
2004 AS1 · AL00667[2]
NEO · Apollo · PHA[1][3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc11.68 yr (4,265 days)
Aphelion1.2573 AU
Perihelion0.8838 AU
1.0706 AU
Eccentricity0.1744
1.11 yr (405 days)
21.337°
0° 53m 23.28s / day
Inclination17.215°
322.56°
262.07°
Earth MOID0.0240 AU (9.3 LD)
Physical characteristics
240 m (est. at 0.20)[4]
480 m (est. at 0.05)[4]
20.5[1]

(444004) 2004 AS1, provisional designation 2004 AS1, and also known by the temporary name AL00667,[2] is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 300 meters in diameter.

It was discovered on 13 January 2004, by astronomers of the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States.[3]

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