(185851) 2000 DP107
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(185851) 2000 DP107 is a sub-kilometer sized asteroid, classified as potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group that is notable because it provided evidence for binary asteroids in the near-Earth population. The PROCYON probe developed by JAXA and the University of Tokyo was intended to flyby this asteroid before its ion thruster failed and could not be restarted.
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![]() Composite of radar images by the Arecibo Observatory from September to October 2000 | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery site | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
Discovery date | 29 February 2000 |
Designations | |
(185851) 2000 DP107 | |
2000 DP107 | |
NEO · PHA · Apollo[1][2] | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 16.82 yr (6,143 days) |
Aphelion | 1.8794 AU |
Perihelion | 0.8511 AU |
1.3652 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3766 |
1.60 yr (583 days) | |
255.78° | |
0° 37m 4.44s / day | |
Inclination | 8.6718° |
358.70° | |
289.74° | |
Known satellites | 1 |
Earth MOID | 0.0150 AU · 5.8 LD |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 0.860 km (taken)[3] 0.863±0.043 km[4] 1.0±0.1 km[5] |
2.769±0.005 h[6] 2.774±0.001 h[7] 2.77447±0.00005 h[8] 2.7745±0.0007 h[4] 2.7754±0.0002 h[9] 2.7754 h[10] | |
0.111±0.036[5] 0.15 (derived)[3] | |
M[11] · C[3][12] | |
18.0[10] · 18.0±0.2 (R)[6] · 18.02±0.2[3][13] · 18.03±0.1[5] · 18.2[2] | |
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