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Nereus

4660 Nereus

Asteroid Number4660
Asteroid GroupApollo Group
Asteroid FamilyNot applicable
Composition ClassXe-type (achondritic)
Orbital Period1 year, 298 days
Distance from the SunSemi-Major Axis: 222,156,300 km (1.49 AU)
Perihelion: 142,452,100 km (0.95 AU)
Aphelion: 301,860,500 km (2.02 AU)
Eccentricity0.3588
Diameter (Mean)0.3 km
NotesA small but highly reflective asteroid of the inner Solar System, with an approximately ovoid shape. Nereus measures just 510 metres along its longest axis, and its axis of rotation is close to that long axis, around which it rotates over a period of a little over fifteen hours.

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