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was passing within 4,460,000 kilometers (0.0298 AU) of the Earth. The binary has a secondary-to-primary diameter ratio of at least 0.3.
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in July 2012, more than three years prior to its official discovery observation.
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in its orbit. The discovery was made by astronomers at
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telescope with precovery images found back in 2012.
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Arecibo Observatory
Discovered by
WISE
Discovery site
Earth orbit
MPC designation
Minor planet category
NEO
Apollo
PHA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Uncertainty parameter
Observation arc
yr
Aphelion
AU
Perihelion
Semi-major axis
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
Mean anomaly
°
Mean motion
Inclination
Longitude of ascending node
Argument of perihelion
satellites

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