(386454) 2008 XM
| Discovery LD | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 0.367±0.009 km[3] |
| 0.128±0.032[3] | |
| 20.0[1] | |
(386454) 2008 XM is a highly eccentric, sub-kilometer-sized
Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexico, United States.[2]
Orbit and classification
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.1–2.3
Mars-crosser
.
It has the third-smallest perihelion of any numbered asteroid behind lunar distances.[1]
Physical characteristics
According to the survey carried out by the
rotation period and shape remains unknown.[1]
Naming
As of 2020, this minor planet remains unnamed.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 386454 (2008 XM)" (2014-01-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "386454 (2008 XM)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ . Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- (386454) 2008 XM at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- (386454) 2008 XM at ESA–space situational awareness
- (386454) 2008 XM at the JPL Small-Body Database
