162173 Ryugu

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162173 Ryugu is a near-Earth object and a potentially dangerous asteroid of the Apollo group. It is about 1 kilometer (0.6 mi) in diameter and is a dark object.[1]

In June 2018, the Japanese spacecraft, Hayabusa2, arrived at the asteroid.[2] After making measurements and taking samples, Hayabusa2 left Ryugu for Earth in November 2019[3] and returned to Earth on 5 December 2020.

162173 Ryugu Media

  • The origin of 162173 Ryugu may be either 495 Eulalia or 142 Polana.       Sun ·        Earth ·        162173 Ryugu ·        142 Polana ·        495 Eulalia

  • Image sequence showing the rotation of Ryugu

  • Images of the asteroid's surface made with Hayabusa2

  • Animation of Hayabusa2's orbit from 3 December 2014      Hayabusa2       162173 Ryugu       Earth       Sun

  • Samples of Ryugu returned by Hayabusa2

References

  1. ↑ Sugita, S.. Ryugu's Parent-Body Processes Estimated from Hayabusa2 Multi-Band Optical Observations (in en). LPICo 82 (2157) (July 2019). p. 6366.
  2. ↑ Chang, Kenneth; Stirone, Shannon (19 March 2019). "The Asteroid Was Shooting Rocks Into Space. 'Were We Safe in Orbit?'". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/science/bennu-ryugu-asteroids.html. Retrieved 21 March 2019. "NASA's Osiris-Rex and Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached the space rocks they are surveying last year, and scientists from both teams announced early findings on Tuesday.". 
  3. ↑ Stephen Clark. Japanese sample return craft departs asteroid, heads for Earth (November 13, 2019)./


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