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(12538) 1998 OH

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Discovered by
  
NEAT

Alternative names
  
none

Observation arc
  
8511 days (23.30 yr)

Discovered
  
19 July 1998

Discovery site
  
GEODSS, Haleakala

Discovery date
  
19 July 1998

Minor planet category
  
Apollo NEO, PHA

Orbital period
  
698 days

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Apollo asteroid

Aphelion
  
2.16745 AU (324.246 Gm)

Discoverer
  
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking

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(12538) 1998 OH is an earth-crosser asteroid that was discovered in 1998. It has a diameter of 2-4 kilometers, and will pass close to Earth in 2042 and 2132.

References

(12538) 1998 OH Wikipedia