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(612600) 2003 SM84
Near-Earth asteroid
Near-Earth asteroid
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| minorplanet | yes |
| name | |
| background | #FFC2E0 |
| discovery_ref | |
| discoverer | LINEAR |
| discovery_site | Lincoln Laboratory ETS |
| discovered | 20 September 2003 |
| (first observed only) | |
| mpc_name | |
| mp_category | NEOAmor |
| orbit_ref | |
| epoch | 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) |
| uncertainty | 1 |
| observation_arc | 18.24 yr (6,663 d) |
| aphelion | 1.2177 AU |
| perihelion | 1.0331 AU |
| semimajor | 1.1254 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0820 |
| period | 1.19 yr (436 d) |
| mean_anomaly | 279.101° |
| mean_motion | / day |
| inclination | 2.7961° |
| asc_node | 186.633° |
| arg_peri | 87.375° |
| moid | 0.0510 AU |
| (19.8685 LD) | |
| mean_diameter | (est. at 0.20) |
| (est. at 0.057) | |
| abs_magnitude | 23.0 |
(first observed only) (19.8685 LD) (est. at 0.057)
**** 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. As of 2026, this minor planet has not been named.
is an Amor asteroid – a subgroup of near-Earth asteroids that approach the orbit of Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.0–1.2 AU once every 14 months (436 days; semi-major axis of 1.22 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.08 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its first observation by LINEAR in 2003.
The object's spectral type remains unknown. Using a magnitude-to-diameter conversion, measures 75 and 140 meters in diameter, based on an absolute magnitude of 23.0 and an assumed albedo of 0.20 (S-type) and 0.057 (C-type), respectively. 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.
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