(363116) 2001 GQ2

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(363116) 2001 GQ2
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Image of (363116) 2001 GQ2 by the Arecibo Telescope on 29 April 2001.
Discovery
Discovered by LINEAR
Discovery date14 April 2001
Designations
(363116) 2001 GQ2
Orbital characteristics [2]
Aphelion 1.825 AU
Perihelion 0.6035067 AU
1.2144655 AU
Eccentricity 0.5030681 (e)
1.34 Jyr
Inclination 21.82189° (i)
280.29358° (ω)
Earth  MOID 0.00548 AU
Mercury  MOID 0.22096 AU
Venus  MOID 0.0415 AU
Mars  MOID 0.37426 AU
Jupiter  MOID 3.6637 AU
Saturn  MOID 7.45757 AU
Uranus  MOID 16.7457 AU
Neptune  MOID 28.4312 AU
Physical characteristics
0.296 km [1]
20.32 [2]

    (363116) 2001 GQ2 is a potentially hazardous asteroid around 296 metres in diameter. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project on 14 April 2001. [2] It made a close flyby of Earth on 27 April of that same year. [3]

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    Description

    2001 GQ2 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.6035–1.825 astronomical units (AU) every 489 days (1.34 years). [2] [1] Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.503 and an inclination of 21.822 degrees with respect to the ecliptic. [2]

    On 14 April 2001, it was discovered by the LINEAR project. Shortly after its discovery, on 27 April 2001, it passed 465.20 Earth radii from Earth. [3] A few days later on 29 April, the Arecibo Radio Telescope made observations of the asteroid. [4]

    Its next approach to Earth will be on 3 November 2065. [1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Asteroid 363116 (2001 GQ2) | Space Reference". www.spacereference.org. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "IAU Minor Planet Center". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
    3. 1 2 "100 Closest NEO Approaches for 2001 -- The Asteroid News". theasteroidnews.com. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
    4. ↑ "A Solar System Photo Gallery". www.johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
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