Discovery date 1 November 1991 Observation arc 7974 days (21.83 yr) Sidereal rotation period 4.2 hours Asteroid group Apollo asteroid | Minor planet category Apollo NEO,
PHA Discovered 1 November 1991 Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discovered by Eleanor F. Helin,
Kenneth J. Lawrence
Palomar Observatory Aphelion 2.7751 AU (415.15 Gm) (Q) Perihelion 0.90889 AU (135.968 Gm) (q) Discoverers Kenneth J. Lawrence, Eleanor F. Helin Similar Sun, Solar System, 4183 Cuno, 3362 Khufu | ||
(7341) 1991 VK is a near-Earth minor planet in the Apollo group. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin and Kenneth J. Lawrence at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on November 1, 1991. It is listed as a potentially hazardous object. Every 5 years (from 1946 through 2091) the asteroid makes a close approach to the Earth. The next close approach to the Earth will be on 2017-Jan-25 at a distance of 0.0647091 AU (9,680,340 km; 6,015,090 mi).
References
(7341) 1991 VK Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA