2023 FW13

2023 FW13
Discovery [1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS
Discovery siteHaleakala Observatory
Discovery date28 March 2023
Designations
2023 FW13
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 26 February 2023 (JD 2460000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc10.86 yr (3,967 d)
Aphelion1.1781 AU
Perihelion0.8225 AU
1.0003 AU
Eccentricity0.1777
1.0005 yr (365.42 days)
73.09°
0° 59m 6.601s / day
Inclination2.7441°
70.557°
354.40°
Earth MOID.0454762 AU (6,803,140 km; 17.6979 LD)
Physical characteristics

2023 FW13 is an asteroid that was spotted on March 28, 2023, from the Pan-STARRS telescope at Hawaii, United States. It circles the sun in sync with Earth in such a way that it appears to orbit Earth, but well outside Earth's Hill sphere, making it a quasi-satellite.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference MPC-object was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference jpldata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Kuthunur, Sharmila (12 April 2023). "Newfound asteroid is a long-term 'quasi-moon' of Earth". Space.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sky & telescope 2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).