2022 YG

Asteroid

2022 YG is a near-Earth asteroid and a potential quasi-satellite of Earth, discovered by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov at Nauchnyi, Crimea on 15 December 2022. It has an estimated diameter of 16–30 meters, given H of 26.6, and an albedo 4-15%.[a]

Notes

  1. ^ Absolute magnitude#Planets as diffuse spheres
    D = 1329 p × 10 − 0.2 H k m . {\displaystyle D={\frac {1329}{\sqrt {p}}}\times 10^{-0.2H}\mathrm {km} .}

References

  1. ^ a b c "2022 YG". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "MPEC 2022-Y25 : 2022 YG". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2022 YG)" (2022-12-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

External links

  • New Quasi-satellite 2022 YG – Animation of 2022 YG's orbit in a rotating reference frame with respect to Earth from 1900–2207, YouTube, 17 December 2022
  • 2022 YG at the JPL Small-Body Database
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
  • 2022 YG at ESA–space situational awareness
    • Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical properties · Summary
  • 2022 YG at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
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