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Bennu

Asteroids and Minor Planets

Bennu, formally 101955 Bennu, is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group, discovered by the LINEAR Project in 1999.

Facts
Object Type
Near-Earth asteroid (Apollo group) 1
Discovery Year
1999 1
Classification
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
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Orbits

Sun, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source 101955 Bennu (Wikipedia)101955 Bennu, lead section (orbital group classification)
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity description, bennu catalogue classification
Quote, Entity description, bennu catalogue classification
Bennu, formally 101955 Bennu, is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group, discovered by the LINEAR Project in 1999.
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101955 Bennu (Wikipedia)
  • 101955 Bennu, lead section
    a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group
  • 101955 Bennu, infobox (Discovered)
    11 September 1999
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, 101955 Bennu, Wikipedia summary
  • Orbits: Sun, 101955 Bennu, lead section (orbital group classification)
    101955 Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ36) is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group
  • In Group: Near-Earth Asteroids, Lead sentence
    101955 Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ36) is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group, discovered by the LINEAR Project on 11 September 1999.
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