2013 YP 139
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Asteroid 2013 YP 139 |
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| 2013 YP 139 taken by NEOWISE on December 29, 2013 (bottom center) | |
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.6 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.8 AU - 3.5 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.8 ° |
| Sidereal period | approx. 3 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 650 meters |
| Absolute brightness | 21 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | NEOWISE |
| Date of discovery | December 29, 2013 |
| 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. | |
2013 YP 139 is a near-Earth asteroid that was discovered on December 29, 2013 by NASA's Near Earth Object WISE program ( NEOWISE ) .
The asteroid is estimated to be 650 meters in diameter. It will come no closer than a lunar distance to Earth within the next 100 years . The asteroid is considered a Potentially Hazardous Object (PHA).
Web links
- NASA NEOWISE - 2013 YP 139 (English)
- 2013 YP 139 in the JPL Small-Body Database (English)
- Die Welt - Mothballed space telescope finds asteroids (January 8, 2014)