 The comet-like orbit of 1999 XS35 | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LONEOS |
| Discovery date | 2 December 1999 |
| Designations | |
| 1999 XS35 | |
| PHA Apollo[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Aphelion | 34.711 AU (5.1927 Tm) (beyond Neptune) |
| Perihelion | 0.95932 AU (143.512 Gm) |
| 17.835 AU (2.6681 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.94621 |
| 75.32 yr (27512 d) | |
| 77.641° | |
| 0° 0m 47.106s /day (n) | |
| Inclination | 19.414° |
| 49.206° | |
| 333.00° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0181452 AU (2.71448 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 1.407 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 1.3 km (est. at 0.14)[3] |
| 13.7 to 32 | |
| 17.2[2] | |
1999 XS35 is a near-Earth object discovered in 1999 having a comet-like orbit. Its semi-major axis is 17.8 AU. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.94, which means that at the perihelion 1999 XS35 comes as close as 0.9 AU to the Sun, while at the aphelion it reaches beyond the orbit of Neptune.[2] 1999 XS35 is a damocloid. 1999 XS35 is a small object with an absolute magnitude (H) of 17.2, which implies a size of about 1 km.[4]
1999 XS35 came to perihelion on 21 October 1999,[2] passed 0.0453 AU (6,780,000 km; 4,210,000 mi) from Earth on 5 November 1999,[5] and was discovered on 2 December 1999 at about apparent magnitude 16.9.[1]
