(162173) 1999 JU3

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162173 1999 JU3
Discovery
Discovered by LINEAR
Discovery date May 10, 1999
Designations
Alternative names 1999 JU3
Minor planet category Apollo asteroid
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 980 ± 29 m
Rotation period 0.3178 ± 0.0003 d
Spectral type C

    (162173) 1999 JU3 is an Apollo asteroid. It is proposed that the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 returns samples from this asteroid.

    Discovery and naming

    The asteroid was discovered in 1999 by the LINEAR project, and given the provisional designation 1999 JU3.

    See also

    • List of asteroids targeted for spacecraft visitation

    References

    • Vilas, Faith (2008). "Spectral Characteristics of Hayabusa 2 Near-Earth Asteroid Targets 162173 1999 Ju3 and 2001 Qc34". The Astronomical Journal 135: 1101. Bibcode:2008AJ....135.1101V. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/4/1101. 
    • Hasegawa, Sunao; Müller, Thomas G.; Kawakami, Kyoko; Kasuga, Toshihiro; Wada, Takehiko; Ita, Yoshifusa; Takato, Naruhisa; Terada, Hiroshi; Fujiyoshi, Takuya; Abe, Masanao. "Albedo, Size, and Surface Characteristics of Hayabusa-2 Sample-Return Target 162173 1999 JU3 from AKARI". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 60 (SP2): S399–S405. 
    • Abe, Masanao; Kawakami, Kyoko; Hasegawa, Sunao; Kuroda, Daisuke; Yoshikawa, Makoto; Kasuga, Toshihiro; Kitazato, Kohei; Sarugaku, Yuki; Kinoshita, Daisuke; Miyasaka, Seidai; Urakawa, Seitaro; Okumura, Shinichirou; Takagi, Yasuhiko; Takato, Naruhisa; Fujiyoshi, Takuya; Terada, Hiroshi; Wada, Takehiko; Ita, Yoshifusa; Vilas, Faith; Weissman, Paul; Choi, Young-Jun; Larson, Steve; Bus, Schelte; Mueller, Thomas (13–20 July 2008). "Ground-based observational campaign for asteroid 162173 1999 JU3". 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Montréal, Canada. 
    • Campins, H.; Emery, J. P.; Kelley, M.; Fernández, Y.; Licandro, J.; Delbó, M.; Barucci, A.; Dotto, E. (2009). "Spitzer observations of spacecraft target 162173 (1999 JU3)". Astronomy and Astrophysics 503: L17. arXiv:0908.0796. Bibcode:2009A&A...503L..17C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912374. 
    • "GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR ASTEROID 162173 1999 JU3". Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX. League City, Texas. March 10–14, 2008. p. 1594. 
    • "International Symposium Marco Polo and other Small Body Sample Return Missions". 
    • (162172)-1999 GQ58
    • (162173) 1999 JU3
    • (162174)-1999 JS11
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