Near-Earth asteroid
2018 UA![]() The 10 minute motion of 2018 UA past the Earth on 19 October 2018 |
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Discovery date | 19 October 2018 |
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| 2018 UA |
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Aphelion | 2.010531 AU |
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Perihelion | 0.768136 AU |
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| 1.38933 AU |
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Eccentricity | 0.447119 |
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| 1.64 yr (598.15 d) |
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| 83.09092° |
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| 0° 36m 6.69s / day |
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Inclination | 2.63971° |
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| 205.68400° |
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| 255.21993° |
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Earth MOID | 0.000186 AU |
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| 30.158 |
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2018 UA is a small near-Earth Apollo asteroid that flew very close to the Earth on 19 October 2018. It was discovered about 90 minutes before closest approach. After A106fgF, it was probably the second closest non-impacting approach of an asteroid in 2018.
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