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(7888) 1993 UC is a near-Earth minor planet in the Apollo group. It was discovered by Robert H. McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran New South Wales Australia on October 20 1993. The asteroid has an observation arc of 23 years and has a well determined orbit. Its estimated size is 2.3 to 5.2 km.On March 20 2013 the asteroid passed 49 lunar distances or 0.12598 AU (18846000 km; 11711000 mi) from Earth at a relative velocity of 21.8 km/s (49000 mph).

apoapsis (km)
6.06335e+11
orbital period (μ)
1.19919e+08, 1.19923e+08
periapsis (km)
1.22361e+11
absolute magnitude
15.3
apparent magnitude
14.1
discovery date
1989-10-28
discoverer
Robert H. McNaught
epoch
(Uncertainty=0), 2013-Apr-18
escape velocity (kmh)
4.68
former name
none
rotation period (s)
8424.0

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