Astronomy:2010 XG11

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2010 XG11
Discovery[1]
Discovered byCatalina Sky Survey (703)
Discovery date5 December 2010
Designations
2010 XG11
Minor planet categoryAmor NEO[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc6191 days (16.95 yr)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.1736 astronomical unit|AU (325.17 Gm) (Q)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.1349 AU (169.78 Gm) (q)
1.6543 AU (247.48 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity0.31395 (e)
Orbital period2.13 yr (777.15 d)
Mean anomaly192.11° (M)
Mean motion0° 27m 47.628s /day (n)
Inclination25.129° (i)
Longitude of ascending node256.05° (Ω)
87.799° (ω)
Earth MOID0.353357 AU (52.8615 Gm)
Jupiter MOID3.44289 AU (515.049 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions~270 – 590 meters[3]
Apparent magnitude19.3 – 24.9
Absolute magnitude (H)20.0[2]


2010 XG11 is an Amor near-Earth asteroid.[2] It was discovered on 5 December 2010 by the Catalina Sky Survey at an apparent magnitude of 19.7 using a 0.68-meter (27 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope.[1] Three precovery images are known from 1 July 1995.[4] With an observation arc of 16 years, the orbit is well determined with an orbital uncertainty of 0.[2] With an absolute magnitude of 20.0,[2] the asteroid is about 270–590 meters in diameter.[3]

With a Mars-minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.002 astronomical unit|AU (300,000 km; 190,000 mi), the asteroid currently makes closer approaches to Mars than it does Earth.[4] On 29 July 2014 the asteroid passed 0.00805 astronomical unit|AU (1,204,000 km; 748,000 mi) from Mars.[5][6]

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