(523662) 2012 MU2

(523662) 2012 MU2
Discovery[1]
Discovered byCatalina Sky Srvy.
Discovery siteCatalina Stn.
Discovery date18 June 2012
Designations
(523662) 2012 MU2
2012 MU2
Apollo · NEO · PHA[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc6.23 yr (2,277 d)
Aphelion3.1119 AU
Perihelion0.9987 AU
2.0553 AU
Eccentricity0.5141
2.95 yr (1,076 d)
114.89°
0° 20m 4.2s / day
Inclination11.222°
250.33°
16.587°
Earth MOID0.0011 AU (0.43 LD)
Physical characteristics
240 m (est.)[3]
20.8[1][2]

(523662) 2012 MU2, provisional designation 2012 MU2, is a sub-kilometer asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.[2] It was discovered on 18 June 2012 by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey at an apparent magnitude of 19.9 using a 0.68-meter (27 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope.[4] It has an estimated diameter of 240 meters (790 ft).[3] The asteroid was listed on Sentry Risk Table with a Torino Scale rating of 1 on 23 June 2012.[3]

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