2022 YG is a near-Earth asteroid and a potential quasi-satellite of Earth, discovered by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov at Nauchnyi, Crimea on 15 December 2022. It has an estimated diameter of 16–30 meters, given H of 26.7, and an albedo 4-15%.[a] Its closest approach to Earth was on 22 December 2022, at a distance of 0.0163 AU.[2]
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References
- ^ "MPEC 2022-Y25 : 2022 YG". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2022 YG)" (2023-12-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
External links
- New Quasi-satellite 2022 YG – Animation of 2022 YG's orbit in a rotating reference frame with respect to Earth from 1900–2207, YouTube, 17 December 2022
- 2022 YG at the JPL Small-Body Database
- 2022 YG at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2022 YG at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
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