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2015 SO2

2015 SO2 is an Aten asteroid that is a temporary horseshoe companion to the Earth, the ninth known Earth horseshoe librator. Prior to its most recent close encounter with the planet (2015 September 30) it was an Apollo asteroid.

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Absolute magnitude (H)
23.9
Aphelion
1.10688036 AU (165.586945 Gm)
Argument of perihelion
290.0678°
Discovered by
Črni Vrh Obs.
Discovery date
21 September 2015
Earth MOID
0.0191611 AU (2.86646 Gm)

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2015 SO2

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples94
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
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related to References · 34
2015 SO2 → Absolute Magnitude Distribution, Astrophysics, Brasser, Chodas, Connors, Debiased Orbital, Distribution, Earth, From, Fuente Marcos, Gladman, Icarus, Innanen, Issue, Jedicke, Levison, Metcalfe, Michel, Mikkola, Morbidelli
related to External links · 21
2015 SO2 → Cichocki Sky Survey Telescope2015, Close, Discovery, Discovery MPEC2015 SO2, Dynamic SiteEphemerides, Ephemeris, ESA, JPL Small-Body DatabaseClose, MOID, MPCCrni Vrh Observatory NewsDiscovery, Near Earth Objects, NeoDyS-2, Observation, Observational, Observations, Orbit, Orbital, Physical, Proper, SO2
related to Orbit and orbital evolution · 11
2015 SO2 → Apollo, As, Aten, AU, Earth, Earth-crossing, Gravitational, It, Its, November, SO2
related to Discovery · 8
2015 SO2 → As, Cichocki, Mikuž, November, September, Slovenia, SO2, Vrh Observatory
Minor planet category · 3
2015 SO2 → Aten, Earth crosser, NEO
Absolute magnitude (H) · 1
2015 SO2 → 23.9
Aphelion · 1
2015 SO2 → 1.10688036 AU (165.586945 Gm)
Argument of perihelion · 1
2015 SO2 → 290.0678°
Discovered by · 1
2015 SO2 → Črni Vrh Obs.
Discovery date · 1
2015 SO2 → 21 September 2015

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2015 earth asteroid so2 orbital aten horseshoe vol issue pp vrh planet discovery orbit 30 črni co-orbital observation period absolute

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
2015 SO2Absolute magnitude (H)23.91.00infobox
2015 SO2Aphelion1.10688036 AU (165.586945 Gm)1.00infobox
2015 SO2Argument of perihelion290.0678°1.00infobox
2015 SO2Discovered byČrni Vrh Obs.1.00infobox
2015 SO2Discovery date21 September 20151.00infobox
2015 SO2Earth MOID0.0191611 AU (2.86646 Gm)1.00infobox
2015 SO2Eccentricity0.1080761.00infobox
2015 SO2Inclination9.1750°1.00infobox
2015 SO2Longitude of ascending node182.9293°1.00infobox
2015 SO2Mean anomaly208.3767°1.00infobox
2015 SO2Mean diameter50–111 m.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a]1.00infobox
2015 SO2Mean motion0° 59m 13.937s / day1.00infobox
2015 SO2Minor planet categoryNEO1.00infobox
2015 SO2Minor planet categoryAten1.00infobox
2015 SO2Minor planet categoryEarth crosser1.00infobox
2015 SO2Observation arc342 days1.00infobox
2015 SO2Orbital period (sidereal)1.00 yr (364.66602 d)1.00infobox
2015 SO2Perihelion0.890962 AU (133.2860 Gm)1.00infobox
2015 SO2Semi-major axis0.99892124 AU (149.436491 Gm)1.00infobox
2015 SO2is aAten asteroid that is a temporary horseshoe companion to the Earth0.90text

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