(17511) 1992 QN

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(17511) 1992 QN
Discovery
Synodic rotation period
h (0.25 d)
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17.3

(17511) 1992 QN (

near-Earth asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars and Earth (a Mars and Earth-crossing asteroid). On January 18, 1996, it passed Earth at a distance of 0.158848 AU (23.763 million km), and on July 12, 2027, it will pass our planet again at a distance of 0.161858 AU (24.214 million km).[3] (17511) 1992 QN's orbit is similar to that of Apollo asteroid 2010 JG.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Info". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "(17511) 1992 QN". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "(17511) 1992 QN close approaches". Near Earth Objects. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ "2010 JG: Very small Apollo-class Asteroid". Space Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

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