(8201) 1994 AH2

(8201) 1994 AH2
Discovery[1]
Discovered byG. J. Garradd
Discovery siteSiding Spring Obs.
Discovery date5 January 1994
Designations
(8201) 1994 AH2
1994 AH2
Apollo · NEO[1]
Alinda group
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc34.86 yr (12,731 days)
Aphelion4.3322 AU
Perihelion0.7436 AU
2.5379 AU
Eccentricity0.7070
4.04 yr (1,477 days)
285.46°
0° 14m 37.68s / day
Inclination9.5538°
164.12°
25.120°
Earth MOID0.1012 AU · 39.4 LD
Jupiter MOID0.6611 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions1.859±0.183 km[2][3]
2.17 km (calculated)[4]
2.2 km[5]
23.949 h[5][6]
24 h[a]
0.15 (estimated)[5]
0.154±0.042[2][3]
0.18 (assumed)[4]
SMASS=O[1] · O[4][5]
15.8[1][4] · 16.3[2][5]

(8201) 1994 AH2 is a highly eccentric, rare-type asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group of asteroids, approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 January 1994, by Australian amateur astronomer Gordon Garradd during the AANEAS survey at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia.[7] It has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.1 AU (15 million km) and is associated with the Beta Taurids daytime meteor shower.[8]

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