2023 FW13
2023 FW13 is an asteroid that was spotted on March 28, 2023, from the Pan-STARRS telescope at Hawaii, United States. It circles the sun in sync with Earth in such a way that it appears to orbit Earth, but well outside Earth's Hill sphere, making it a quasi-satellite.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Pan-STARRS |
| Discovery site | Haleakala Observatory |
| Discovery date | 28 March 2023 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | 2023 FW13 |
Minor planet category |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 26 February 2023 (JD 2460000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 10.86 yr (3,967 d) |
| Aphelion | 1.1781 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.8225 AU |
Semi-major axis | 1.0003 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1777 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 1.0005 yr (365.42 days) |
Mean anomaly | 73.09° |
Mean motion | 0° 59m 6.601s / day |
| Inclination | 2.7441° |
Longitude of ascending node | 70.557° |
| 354.40° | |
| Earth MOID | .0454762 AU (6,803,140 km; 17.6979 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
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