Ryugu

(1999 JU3 )
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NOW @ 14 AQU 29
FOUND @ 26 SCO 53
 
Inclination: 5.866
Eccentricity: 0.191
Period: 1.3 years
AU 1.191
Type: 8803

Discovery Chart

10.5.1999 06:45 Socorro 107W11 33N59 observations 1


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Ryugu is the undersea palace of the Dragon God. In a Japanese legend, a fisherman was rewarded with a visit to Ryugu and brought back a box with a secret. The spaceprobe Hayabusa 2 will visit this asteroid and bring back a capsule containing surface samples.


Discovered on 10-5-1999 in Socorro by LINEAR

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