(612600) 2003 SM84
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(612600) 2003 SM84 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group orbiting between Earth and Mars. It was first observed by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory ETS on 20 September 2003.[1]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery site | Lincoln Laboratory ETS |
Discovery date | 20 September 2003 (first observed only) |
Designations | |
2003 SM84 | |
NEO · Amor[1][2] | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
Observation arc | 12.21 yr (4,459 d) |
Aphelion | 1.2176 AU |
Perihelion | 1.0331 AU |
1.1254 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0819 |
1.19 yr (436 d) | |
97.681° | |
0° 49m 32.16s / day | |
Inclination | 2.7956° |
186.68° | |
87.374° | |
Earth MOID | 0.0516 AU (20.1022 LD) |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 86 m (est. at 0.20)[3] 160 m (est. at 0.057)[3] |
22.7[2] | |
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2003 SM84 was being considered by the European Space Agency as a candidate target for the Don Quijote mission to study the effects of impacting a spacecraft into an asteroid.[4]