2013 EC

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2013 EC
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Mt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery site Summerhaven, Arizona, USA
Discovery dateMarch 2, 2013
Designations
2013 EC
MPO 256829
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NEO
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 3 March 2013 (JD 2456354.5)
Uncertainty parameter 7 [1]
Observation arc 1 [1] d
Aphelion 3.66151  AU (547.754  Gm)
Perihelion 0.65528 AU (98.028 Gm)
2.15839 AU (322.891 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.69641
3.17 yr (1158.23 d)
3.17 yr
345.65°
0° 18m 35.676s /day
Inclination 6.02802°
342.373°
261.34°
Earth  MOID 0.00239372 AU (358,095 km) [2]
Mercury  MOID 0.1939 AU (29,010,000 km) [1]
Jupiter  MOID 1.45575 AU (217.777 Gm) [2]
Physical characteristics
27.8 [2]

    2013 EC is a near-Earth asteroid that passed Earth just inside the orbit of the Moon, with its closest approach on March 4, 2013 at 07:35 UTC. [3] 2013 EC was discovered by the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States, on March 2, 2013. [4] Asteroid 2013 EC is estimated to be equal in size to the Chelyabinsk meteor that impacted on February 15, 2013. Its measurement is about 10 to 17 meters (33 to 56 ft) wide. [5]

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    2013 EC was one of four asteroids that passed in the vicinity of Earth during one week in early March 2013. [6] The other asteroids in this group besides 2013 EC, included 2013 ET (2.5 lunar distances), 2013 EC20, and 2013 EN20. [6]

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    References

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    2. 1 2 3 4 "(2013 EC)". JPL Small-Body Database . Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID:  3629085 . Retrieved 15 August 2017.
    3. Universe Today: Newly Found Asteroid to Pass Within Moon’s Orbit on March 4, 2013
    4. The Watchers: A newly found Asteroid 2013 EC will pass inside the orbit of the Moon on March 4, 2013
    5. International Business Times: Newly Discovered Asteroid 2013 EC Makes Near-Earth Flyby on March 4
    6. 1 2 "Four Asteroids Buzz Earth in Single Week". Space.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.