(444004) 2004 AS1
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(444004) 2004 AS1, provisional designation 2004 AS1, and also known by the temporary name AL00667,[2] is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 300 meters in diameter.
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery site | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
Discovery date | 13 January 2004 |
Designations | |
(444004) 2004 AS1 | |
2004 AS1 · AL00667[2] | |
NEO · Apollo · PHA[1][3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 11.68 yr (4,265 days) |
Aphelion | 1.2573 AU |
Perihelion | 0.8838 AU |
1.0706 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1744 |
1.11 yr (405 days) | |
21.337° | |
0° 53m 23.28s / day | |
Inclination | 17.215° |
322.56° | |
262.07° | |
Earth MOID | 0.0240 AU (9.3 LD) |
Physical characteristics | |
240 m (est. at 0.20)[4] 480 m (est. at 0.05)[4] | |
20.5[1] | |
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It was discovered on 13 January 2004, by astronomers of the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States.[3]