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(350462) 1998 KG3

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(350462) 1998 KG3, is a sub-kilometer asteroid and near-Earth object of the Amor group, that is on a low-eccentricity and low-inclination orbit between the orbits of Earth and Mars. It was discovered by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak National Observatory on 22 May 1998.[1]

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1998 KG3 is an Amor asteroid, because its perihelion is less than 1.3 AU and does not cross Earth's orbit.[1] The asteroid measures approximately 100–240 meters in diameter.[2]

Its orbit is within a region of stability where bodies may survive for the age of the Solar System, and hence it may have formed near its current orbit.[4]

Between 1900 and 2200 its closest approach to Earth is more than 0.12 AU.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (1998 KG3)" (2008-05-10 last obs). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    NeoDys-2 Retrieved 2011-09-05
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    AstDys-2 Retrieved 2011-09-05
  4. [4]
    Evans, N. W. & Tabachnik, S. (1999). Possible long-lived asteroid belts in the inner Solar System. Nature.
  5. [5]
    JPL close-approach data Retrieved 2011-09-05


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