367943 Duende
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367943 Duende is a micro-asteroid and a near-Earth object of the Aten and Atira group, approximately 30 meters in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers of the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
Diagram of Duende passing Earth on 15 February 2013
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The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. They are Earth-crossing asteroids that have an orbital sem
367943 Duende
…km (17,200 mi) or 4.3 Earth radii from Earth's surface. Due to its close passage, its orbit was perturbed significantly enough that it changed from an Apollo asteroid to an Aten asteroid. Duende's passage also coincided with the completely unrelated Chelyabinsk meteor, which entered Earth's atmosphere above Russia…
Common orbital subgroups of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs)