(8201) 1994 AH2
(8201) 1994 AH2 is a highly eccentric, rare-type asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group of asteroids, approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 January 1994, by Australian amateur astronomer Gordon Garradd during the AANEAS survey at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia. It has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.1 AU (15 million km) and is associated with the Beta Taurids daytime meteor shower.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. J. Garradd |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 January 1994 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (8201) 1994 AH2 |
Alternative designations | 1994 AH2 |
Minor planet category | Apollo · NEO Alinda group |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 34.86 yr (12,731 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.3322 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.7436 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.5379 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.7070 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.04 yr (1,477 days) |
Mean anomaly | 285.46° |
Mean motion | 0° 14m 37.68s / day |
| Inclination | 9.5538° |
Longitude of ascending node | 164.12° |
| 25.120° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.1012 AU · 39.4 LD |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.6611 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 1.859±0.183 km 2.17 km (calculated) 2.2 km |
Synodic rotation period | 23.949 h 24 h |
| 0.15 (estimated) 0.154±0.042 0.18 (assumed) | |
| SMASS=O · O | |
| 15.8 · 16.3 | |
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