(153201) 2000 WO107
(153201) 2000 WO107 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group with a very well determined orbit. It was discovered on 29 November 2000, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. It is a contact binary.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
| Discovery date | 29 November 2000 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (153201) 2000 WO107 |
Alternative designations | 2000 WO107 |
Minor planet category | Aten · NEO · PHA |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 2020-May-31 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 20.0 yr (7,304 days) |
| Aphelion | 1.6231 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.2000 AU |
Semi-major axis | 0.9115 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.7807 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 0.87 yr (318 days) |
Mean anomaly | 206.45° |
Mean motion | 1° 7m 57.72s / day |
| Inclination | 7.7703° |
Longitude of ascending node | 69.252° |
| 13 October 2020 | |
| 213.72° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0031 AU (460 thousand km; 1.2 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 0.510±0.083 km |
Synodic rotation period | 4.8 hours |
| 0.129±0.058 | |
| SMASS = X | |
| 19.3 | |
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