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RE: Asteroid 2013 AS27

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Kansan discovers asteroid that may come near Earth

For the second time in less than four months, amateur astronomer Gary Hug, of Scranton, has discovered an asteroid that could one day pass close to Earth. The asteroid was found on the evening of Jan. 6 as Hug was searching for another object listed on the NEOCP (Near Earth Object Confirmation Page).
Hug said further studies of the asteroid found that it was about 140 to 310 meters wide and while it would pass near the earth, but would pose no significant threat.
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Orbital elements:
2013 AS27                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0339 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
M 358.07567              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.85168444     Peri.  253.07240     +0.84718067     -0.01712412
a   1.1022588      Node   105.25111     +0.14449266     +0.96923494
e   0.2280645      Incl.   33.39537     -0.51127956     +0.24554103
P   1.16           H   21.4           G   0.15           U   8

MPEC 2013 - A42

Key to Orbital elements