2002 TD66

Minor Planet
name = 2002 TD₆₆
discoverer=LINEAR
discovery_date=October 5, 2002
designations=
category=Apollo
epoch =
semimajor = 1.8546 AU
perihelion = 0.8635 AU
aphelion = 2.8457 AU
eccentricity = 0.534375
period = 2.5259 years
inclination = 4.9189°
asc_node =
arg_peri =
mean_anomaly =
speed =
dimensions = 270-590 meters ^{[http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/h.html H]}
mass =
density =
gravity =
escape_velocity =
rotation =
spectral_class =
abs_mag =19.91
albedo =
temperature =

mp|2002 TD|66 (also written 2002 TD66) is a near-Earth asteroid, discovered on October 5, 2002, by the LINEAR project. It was announced on October 7th, 2002, and appeared later that day on the JPL current risk page.

Due to the proximity of its orbit to Earth and its estimated size, this object has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" (PHA) by the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are currently 823 PHAs.

The size of mp|2002 TD|66 is not precisely known. Based on its absolute magnitude (H) of 19.91, the object is estimated to be between 270 and 590 meters in diameter.

On February 25, 2008, mp|2002 TD|66 passed within 0.0432 AU from the Earth.

External links

* [http://earn.dlr.de/nea/K02T66D.htm Discovery Circumstances]

* [http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/sormano/mbpl.html Sormano Astronomical Observatory: Minor Body Priority List]

* [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/moid.html Minimum Orbital Intersection Distance]

* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Closest.html Closest Approaches to the Earth by Minor Planets]

* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2002TD66;orb=1 orbital simulation] from JPL (Java)

* [http://home.comcast.net/~kpheider/2002TD66.gifGIF of mp|2002 TD|66 on February 25th, 2008] (0.04AU from Earth)