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2003 SM₈₄ is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group orbiting between Earth and Mars. It was first observed by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory ETS on 20 September 2003.

2003 SM₈₄ was being considered by the European Space Agency as a candidate target for the Don Quijote mission to study the effects of impacting a spacecraft into an asteroid.

Orbit and classification

2003 SM₈₄ is an Amor asteroid – a subgroup of near-Earth asteroids that approach the orbit of Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.0–1.2 AU once every 14 months (436 days; semi-major axis of 1.13 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.08 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.

The body's observation arc begins with its first observation by LINEAR in 2003.

Numbering and naming

As of 2020, this minor planet has neither been numbered nor named.

Physical characteristics

The object's spectral type remains unknown.

Diameter and albedo

Using a magnitude-to-diameter conversion, 2003 SM₈₄ measures 86 and 160 meters in diameter, based on an absolute magnitude of 22.7 and an assumed albedo of 0.20 (S-type) and 0.057 (C-type), respectively.

References

1. ^ "2003 SM84". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
2. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2003 SM84)" (2015-12-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
3. ^ "Asteroid Size Estimator". CNEOS NASA/JPL. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
4. Nerlich, Steve (13 August 2011). "Astronomy Without A Telescope – Impact Mitigation". www.universetoday. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

External links

• ESA Don Quijote mission
• (612600) 2003 SM84 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
• (612600) 2003 SM84 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

• Amor asteroids
• Minor planet object articles (unnumbered)
• Discoveries by LINEAR
• Astronomical objects discovered in 2003