(363116) 2001 GQ2
_2001_GQ2.jpg) Image of (363116) 2001 GQ2 by the Arecibo Telescope on 29 April 2001. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery date | 14 April 2001 |
| Designations | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Aphelion | 1.825 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.6035067 AU |
| 1.2144655 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5030681 (e) |
| 1.34 Jyr | |
| Inclination | 21.82189° (i) |
| 280.29358° (ω) | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00548 AU |
| Mercury MOID | 0.22096 AU |
| Venus MOID | 0.0415 AU |
| Mars MOID | 0.37426 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.6637 AU |
| Saturn MOID | 7.45757 AU |
| Uranus MOID | 16.7457 AU |
| Neptune MOID | 28.4312 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.296 km[1] | |
| 20.32[2] | |
(363116) 2001 GQ2 is a potentially hazardous asteroid around 296 metres in diameter. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project on 14 April 2001.[2] It made a close flyby of Earth on 27 April of that same year.[3]
Description
2001 GQ2 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.6035–1.825 astronomical units (AU) every 489 days (1.34 years).[2][1] Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.503 and an inclination of 21.822 degrees with respect to the ecliptic.[2]
On 14 April 2001, it was discovered by the LINEAR project. Shortly after its discovery, on 27 April 2001, it passed 465.20 Earth radii from Earth.[3] A few days later on 29 April, the Arecibo Radio Telescope made observations of the asteroid.[4]
Its next approach to Earth will be on 3 November 2065.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Asteroid 363116 (2001 GQ2) | Space Reference". www.spacereference.org. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "IAU Minor Planet Center". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- 1 2 "100 Closest NEO Approaches for 2001 -- The Asteroid News". theasteroidnews.com. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ "A Solar System Photo Gallery". www.johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 2025-12-26.