2002 NY 40
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Asteroid 2002 NY 40 |
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| 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.