|
2021 OT |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta (AU) |
delta (LD) |
delta (km) |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 18 May 2022 | 28.4 | 0.729 AU | 0.444 AU | 172.93 LD | 66,486,800 km | 05h45m | +50°25' | 39.9° | 117.0° |
| Approach | 18 Jul 2022 | 21.9 | 1.030 AU | 0.042 AU | 16.41 LD | 6,310,948 km | 00h28m | +02°02' | 107.7° | 70.1° |
| Brightest | 21 Jul 2022 | 21.6 | 1.045 AU | 0.047 AU | 18.16 LD | 6,983,291 km | 23h47m | -21°19' | 127.3° | 50.6° |
Based on its absolute magnitude (Hâ‚’) of 26.2 and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05, the estimated diameter of 2021 OT is 15 - 35 m.
2021 OT- 2022-05-18
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