Ryugu

(1999 JU3 )

NOW @ 20 VIR 54

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

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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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