Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery site | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
Discovery date | 3 August 2000 |
Designations | |
(54509) YORP | |
Named after | YORP effect |
2000 PH5 | |
Apollo NEO | |
Orbital characteristics [2] [3] | |
Epoch 20 March 2003 (JD 2452718.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 1826 days (5.00 yr) |
Aphelion | 1.22998 AU (184.002 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.77013 AU (115.210 Gm) |
1.00005 AU (149.605 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.22991 |
1.00 yr (365.29 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 29.31 km/s |
314.13265° | |
0° 59m 7.901s / day | |
Inclination | 1.83313° |
281.88673° | |
274.101° | |
Earth MOID | 0.00268922 AU (402,302 km) |
Jupiter MOID | 3.72701 AU (557.553 Gm) |
TJupiter | 6.056 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 150×128×93 m [4] |
0.2029 h (12.17 min) | |
0.2029 h 12.174 min [3] | |
173° [4] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | −85° [4] |
Pole ecliptic longitude | 180° [4] |
0.10? | |
Temperature | ~278 K |
22.7 | |
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