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1998 KY26
1998 KY26 in Orbiter
Designation
Name	1998 KY26
Reference body	Sun
Number of satellites	0
Planetary mean orbit
Epoch	2006
Semimajor axis (a)	1.23215341107285 AU (1.84327526661×1011 km)
Eccentricity (e)	0.201480667262534
Inclination (i)	1.48112033563244° (0.0258504264750296 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)	84.4505018758647° (1.47393931271294 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)	293.651279001369° (5.12518167126637 radian)
Mean longitude (L)	461.292039150675° (8.05106489641787 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius	15 km
Mass	1.35×106 kg
Rotation elements
Sidereal rotation period	642.24 hours (10m42.24s)
Sidereal rotation offset	0
Obliquity	0
Equatorial gravity	1998 KY26 0% Sun 100%

Project home: Asteroid Pack 1.00 Author: Nighthawke Current version: 2004-11-21 Compatibility: All versions

1998 KY26 is a very small Near-Earth object disccovered by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak on 2 June 1998.

1998 KY26 was released by Nighthawke in the Asteroid Pack 1.00 in November 2004. It is modeled in Orbiter as a 30 meter diameter object orbiting the Sun from 1 to 1.5 AU once every 1.37 years, with an eccentricity of 0.201 and an inclination of 1.48°. Rotation is a bit over 10 minutes.

The gravity of KY26 is so weak that OrbitMFD landed on the surface shows Sun 100% and KY26 0%. The pilot must be proactive to keep the ship on the surface.

Gallery

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  Orbits of the inner planets showing the orbit of 1998 KY26 in white. From JPL Horizons.
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  DeltaGlider landed on 1998 KY26 at the South Pole.