Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker E. M. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 1 August 1994 |
Designations | |
(37655) Illapa | |
Named after | Illapa (Inca mythology)[1] |
1994 PM | |
NEO · Apollo · PHA [1] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 7645 days (20.93 yr) |
Aphelion | 2.5901 AU (387.47 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.36604 AU (54.759 Gm) |
1.4780 AU (221.11 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.75235 |
1.80 yr (656.34 d) | |
299.48° | |
0° 32m 54.564s / day | |
Inclination | 18.002° |
139.70° | |
303.72° | |
Earth MOID | 0.0235523 AU (3.52337 Gm) |
Physical characteristics | |
0.792–1.772 km (est.)[2] 1.5 km (generic at 0.057) | |
2.6556 h[1] | |
C [3] | |
17.9[1] | |
37655 Illapa (provisional designation 1994 PM) is a carbonaceous asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered, on 1 August 1994, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[1]