2006 RH120

Tags: Planet.

2006 RH120 is a tiny near-Earth asteroid with a diameter of about 5 meters (5.5 yards) which ordinarily orbits the Sun but makes close approaches to the Earth–Moon system every twenty years or so when it can temporarily enter Earth orbit through temporary satellite capture (TSC).

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apoapsis (km)

1.58275e+11

orbital period (μ)

3.31355e+07

periapsis (km)

1.50645e+11

absolute magnitude

29.5

albedo

0.1

discovery date

2006-09-14

discoverer

Catalina Sky Survey

epoch

4 January 2010 (2455200.5)

rotation period (s)

165.0