asteroid 1943 Anteros

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Asteroid 1943 Anteros is a near-Earth Apollo-group asteroid notable for its relatively close approaches to Earth and its role in studies of asteroid orbits and compositions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
asteroid 1943 Anteros canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo asteroid ⓘ
Mars-crossing asteroid ⓘ
minor planet ⓘ
near-Earth asteroid ⓘ
absoluteMagnitude_H 15.8 ⓘ
albedo 0.15 ⓘ
aphelionDistance_au 1.796 ⓘ
argumentOfPerihelion_deg ~346 ⓘ
belongsToDynamicalClass Near-Earth Object ⓘ
catalog JPL Small-Body Database ⓘ
Minor Planet Center database ⓘ
crossesMarsOrbit true ⓘ
diameter_km 2.0 ⓘ
discoveredAt Palomar Observatory ⓘ
discoverer James W. Young ⓘ
discoveryDate 1973-03-13 ⓘ
eccentricity 0.256 ⓘ
hasCloseApproachesTo Earth ⓘ
hasOrbitType Earth-crossing orbit ⓘ
hasPhysicalProperty irregular shape ⓘ
stony composition ⓘ
inclination_deg 8.7 ⓘ
isSubjectOf photometric lightcurve studies ⓘ
spectroscopic studies ⓘ
longitudeOfAscendingNode_deg ~347 ⓘ
meanAnomaly_deg ~40 ⓘ
minimumOrbitIntersectionDistanceWithEarth_au 0.063 ⓘ
mpcNumber 1943 ⓘ
namedAfter Anteros ⓘ
Greek god of requited love Anteros ⓘ
observedBy optical telescopes ⓘ
radar observations ⓘ
orbitalGroup Apollo group ⓘ
orbitalPeriod_days 621 ⓘ
orbitalPeriod_years 1.70 ⓘ
parentStar Sun ⓘ
perihelionDistance_au 1.064 ⓘ
perihelionIsInsideEarthOrbit true ⓘ
provisionalDesignation 1973 EC ⓘ
riskCategory not classified as potentially hazardous asteroid ⓘ
rotationPeriod_hours 2.87 ⓘ
semiMajorAxis_au 1.430 ⓘ
solarSystemRegion inner Solar System ⓘ
spectralType S-type asteroid ⓘ
usedFor studies of asteroid compositions ⓘ
studies of asteroid orbits ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eugène Delporte → discovered → asteroid 1943 Anteros ⓘ