2002 NY 40

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Asteroid
2002 NY 40
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Apollo type
Major semi-axis 2.049  AU
eccentricity 0.710
Perihelion - aphelion 0.593 AU - 3.505 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.887 °
Sidereal period 2.933 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 280 meters
Albedo 0.34
Rotation period 19.98 h
Absolute brightness 19.0 likes
history
Explorer LINEAR
Date of discovery July 14, 2002
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

2002 NY 40 is a small near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo type , which was discovered on July 14, 2002 by the automatic sky surveillance LINEAR (Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research) . The asteroid has an estimated diameter of about 280 meters.

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