Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96) |
Discovery date | 30 September 2014 |
Designations | |
2014 SC324 | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
Observation arc | 29 days w/Radar |
Aphelion | 2.93880 AU (439.638 Gm) (Q) |
Perihelion | 0.91503 AU (136.887 Gm) (q) |
1.92691 AU (288.262 Gm) (a) | |
Eccentricity | 0.52513 (e) |
2.67 yr (976.99 d) | |
152.737° (M) | |
0° 22m 6.521s / day (n) | |
Inclination | 1.65403° (i) |
210.19563° (Ω) | |
221.35334° (ω) | |
Earth MOID | 0.000606726 AU (90,764.9 km) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 37–85 m (generic)[3] |
0.36156 h (21.694 min) | |
24-29 (2014–2015) | |
24.3[2] | |
2014 SC324 is a sub-kilometer asteroid and fast rotator, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 50 meters in diameter.[2] It was first observed on 30 September 2014, by the Mount Lemmon Survey at an apparent magnitude of 21 using a 1.5-meter (59 in) reflecting telescope.[1] With an absolute magnitude of 24.3,[2] the asteroid is about 37–85 meters in diameter.[3]