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1998 KY26
 Three views of a computer model of 1998 KY26, derived from radar observations in 1998 | |
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Spacewatch (Tom Gehrels)[3] |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak Obs. |
| Discovery date | 28 May 1998 (discovery: first observed only) |
| Designations | |
| 1998 KY26 | |
| NEO · Apollo[1][4] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 22.54 yr (8,231 days) |
| Aphelion | 1.4819 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.9840 AU |
| 1.2329 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.20192 |
| 1.37 yr (500.04 days) | |
| 359.504° | |
| 0° 43m 11.781s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.4810° |
| 84.366° | |
| 209.378° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.002531 AU (0.985 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 30 m (effective diameter)[5] 20–40 m (range)[1] | |
| 0.1782 h[6] 0.1784 h[5][7] | |
| 0.12[5] 0.124 (derived)[4] | |
| X[4] B–R=0.083±0.070[5] V–R=0.058±0.055[5] R–I=0.088±0.053[5] | |
| 25.5±0.3[1][4][5] | |
1998 KY26 is a nearly spherical sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group. It measures approximately 30 meters (100 feet) in diameter and is a fast rotator, having a rotational period of only 10.7 minutes. It was first observed on 2 June 1998, by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak National Observatory during 6 days during which it passed 800,000 kilometers (half a million miles) away from Earth (a little more than twice the Earth–Moon distance).[2][3]
The object's orbit is well known, since it was recovered in 2002 by the Hawaiian Observatory, and it was most recently observed, from 10 till 15 December 2020, by the Cerro Paranal. La Palma Observatory, and Mauna Kea observatories.[8]
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