Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Mount Lemmon Survey |
Discovery site | Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, USA |
Discovery date | April 1, 2011 |
Designations | |
2011 GA | |
MPO 200327 | |
Apollo NEO, PHA | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 5 | |
Observation arc | 70 d |
Aphelion | 2.8692 AU (429.23 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.73727 AU (110.294 Gm) |
1.80321 AU (269.756 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.59114 |
2.42 yr (884.44 d) | |
305.631° | |
0° 24m 25.33s /day | |
Inclination | 9.8282° |
200.4246° | |
109.750° | |
Earth MOID | 0.00686464 AU (1,026,936 km) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.51622 AU (376.421 Gm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 170–380 m[3] |
21.0[2] | |
2011 GA is a small asteroid that is a Near-Earth object and an Apollo asteroid.