Celestial Object

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

Connections

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Additional Source 101955 Bennu (Wikipedia)101955 Bennu, lead section (orbital group classification)

In the Other Atlases

Also in Divinity Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources

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.

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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