(163364) 2002 OD20 is an asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, likely smaller than one kilometer in diameter.[1][3]
It was scheduled to be observed by Goldstone radar in May 2013.[4] It has a well determined orbit and made a close approach to Earth on 23 May 2013, at a distance of 0.0387 AU (5,790,000 km; 3,600,000 mi).[1][4] It is due to make another close pass on 23 May 2131, coming as close as 0.0248 AU.[1] It was discovered on 21 July 2002 by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking survey at Palomar Observatory in California.[5] With an absolute magnitude of 18.8,[1] the diameter is estimated to between 460 and 1030 meters.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "JPL Close-Approach Data: 163364 (2002 OD20)" (2009-09-28 last obs and observation arc=7.8 years). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 2 March 2001. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Target Asteroids! List of Near-Earth Asteroids" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Goldstone Asteroid Schedule". Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "List Of The Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
External links
- (163364) 2002 OD20 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- (163364) 2002 OD20 at ESA–space situational awareness
- (163364) 2002 OD20 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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