162173 Ryugu, generally known as Ryugu, is a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, about 900 metres in diameter. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 arrived at Ryugu in June 2018, took samples, and returned the sample capsule to Earth on 5 December 2020, which showed the presence of organic compounds including uracil and vitamin B3.
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Object TypeNear-Earth asteroid (Apollo group) 1 Discovery Year Connections
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Wikimedia Foundation162173 Ryugu, infobox (Discovery date)
10 May 1999
Entity description, ryugu catalogue classification
162173 Ryugu, generally known as Ryugu, is a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, about 900 metres in diameter.
Orbits: Sun, 162173 Ryugu, orbit section (edges wave 2)
Ryugu orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.96-1.41 AU once every 16 months (474 days; semi-major axis of 1.19 AU).
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162173 Ryugu, lead section
a near-Earth object and also a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group
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In Group: Near-Earth Asteroids, Lead sentenceQuote, In Group: Near-Earth Asteroids, Lead sentence
162173 Ryugu (provisional designation 1999 JU3) is a near-Earth object and also a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.
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