2021 DK1 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta (AU) |
delta (LD) |
delta (km) |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Brightest | 19 Feb 2021 | 18.5 | 1.019 AU | 0.042 AU | 16.47 LD | 6,331,000 km | 13h08m | +26°07' | 135.9° | 42.5° |
Approach | 21 Feb 2021 | 18.6 | 1.013 AU | 0.040 AU | 15.69 LD | 6,033,767 km | 13h42m | +42°18' | 125.3° | 52.8° |
Today | 7 Mar 2021 | 23.4 | 0.935 AU | 0.138 AU | 53.77 LD | 20,671,991 km | 22h28m | +55°50' | 61.8° | 110.7° |
Based on its absolute magnitude (Hâ‚’) of 23.6 and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05, the estimated diameter of 2021 DK1 is 50 - 110 m.
2021 DK1- 2021-03-07
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