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2003 SM84
Discovery
Discovery date2003
Designations
Alternative names2003 SM84
Minor planet categoryAmor
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion1.21 AU
Perihelion1.03 AU
Semi-major axis1.125 AU
Eccentricity0.08
Orbital period (sidereal)436.11 d
Inclination2.79°
Physical characteristics
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)22.74

2003 SM84 is an as yet unnamed and unnumbered near-Earth asteroid discovered in 2003. Its size and physical properties are uncertain. An Amor asteroid, it orbits between Earth and Mars.

2003 SM84 is being considered by the European Space Agency as a candidate target for the Don Quijote mission to study the effects of impacting a spacecraft into an asteroid.

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