367943 Duende

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367943 Duende also known as 2012 DA14 is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 30 meters (98 ft) and an estimated mass of 40000 metric tons. Before radar imaging its estimated diameter was 45–50 meters. During its 15 February 2013 close passage Duende passed 27700 km (17200 mi) or 4.3 Earth radii from the surface of Earth. This is a record close approach for a known object of this size.

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apoapsis (km)

1.48356e+11

orbital period (μ)

2.74061e+07

periapsis (km)

1.24002e+11

absolute magnitude

24.1, 24.4, 24.5, 25.29

albedo

0.44

apparent magnitude

7.2

discovery date

2012-02-23

discoverer

Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra, Reflecting telescope

epoch

(Uncertainty=0), 2013-Apr-18

rotation period (s)

32400.0