Ryugu
(1999 JU3 )
Inclination: 5.866
Eccentricity: 0.191
Period: 1.3 years
AU 1.191
Type: 8803
Discovery Chart
10.5.1999 00:00 Socorro 107W11 33N59 observations 1 << prev in category - Japanese Mythology - next in category >>
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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