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(7474) 1992 TC

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Discovered by
  
McNaught, R. H.

MPC designation
  
7474

Observation arc
  
9008 days (24.66 yr)

Inclination
  
7.0873999°

Discoverer
  
Asteroid group
  
Amor asteroid

Discovery date
  
1 October 1992

Alternative names
  
1992 TC

Discovered
  
1 October 1992

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Siding Spring Observatory

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Aphelion
  
2.023428544361125 AU (302.70060175002 Gm)

Similar
  
Sun, 1943 Anteros, Solar System, 5335 Damocles, C/2006 P1

7474 (1992 TC) is a moderate sized M-type asteroid discovered by Robert H. McNaught in 1992. It is notably one of a few similar M-type asteroids, including the named asteroids 4660 Nereus and 65803 Didymos, which can be reached easily by spacecraft from Earth. The delta-V required to reach 7474 (1992 TC) would be about 5.6 kilometres per second (3.5 mi/s), which is less than is needed to reach the moon. M-type asteroids are thought to be composed primarily of nickel and iron, which if proven to be true means that 7474 (1992 TC) may one day become an important source of raw materials in space.

With an absolute magnitude of 18.0, the asteroid is about 670–1500 meters in diameter. On 2031-Aug-11 the asteroid will pass 0.085 AU (12,700,000 km; 7,900,000 mi) from Mars.

References

(7474) 1992 TC Wikipedia


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