2003 YQ117 was discovered by NEAT in December 2003. It is a near-earth asteroid of class Apollo. 2003 YQ117 is large (for an Apollo) with a mean diameter of about 2 miles (3.5 Km) and an absolute magnitude of about 15.4.
The image above shows stacked images from two sessions, the first starting at 22:57, the second at 23:43. The two trails are 45 minutes apart and each trail records the movement of the minor planet over about 7 minutes. As you can see 2003 YQ117 is zipping along at a healthy rate. |