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2003 WP7 = 2010 WD3 = 2010 XK3

Orbital elements:
2003 WP7 = 2010 WD3 = 2010 XK3                           Earth MOID = 0.0018 AU
Id. A. Lowe, G. V. Williams (d)
Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5                  MPC
M   5.37160              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28099005     Peri.  240.84400     -0.63584349     -0.77165090
a   2.3085649      Node   248.64755     +0.71398472     -0.58016831
e   0.6431720      Incl.    0.98808     +0.29313629     -0.26069067
P   3.51           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   1

MPEC 2010-X117

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The 57 - 130 metre wide asteroid 2003 WP7 will make a close pass (39.6 lunar distances, 0.1017 AU), travelling at 11.53 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 24th December, 2010.

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The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

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