2000 YA
Discoverer |
Lowell Observatory - 2000 |
Diameter (km) |
0.05 - 0.12 |
Mass (kg) |
? |
Rotation period (hrs) |
1.330 |
Orbital period (yrs) |
3.65782 |
Semimajor axis (AU) |
2.37549 |
Orbital eccentricity |
0.65144 |
Orbital Inclination (deg) |
2.79040 |
Albedo |
? |
Type |
? |
Images of 2000 YA |
The figure shows a sequence of delay-Doppler images from Dec. 21. 2000. Each image has about 10 looks and is the sum of about 10 runs. The images establish a lower bound on its maximum range extent of about 60 meters. If YA is spheroidal, then its true range extent is about 120 meters, making this object one of the smallest asteroids ever resolved in range. | |
Last updated: March 15, 2002.