(7888) 1993 UC
(7888) 1993 UC is a near-Earth minor planet in the Apollo group. It was discovered by Robert H. McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, on 20 October 1993. The asteroid has an observation arc of 23 years and has a well determined orbit. Its estimated size is 2.3 to 5.2 km.

On 20 March 2013, the asteroid passed 49 lunar distances or from Earth at a relative velocity of . The approach posed no threat to Earth. (7888) 1993 UC is not classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) because its Earth MOID (Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance) is only 0.089 AU, and only objects with an Earth MOID less than 0.05 AU are considered PHAs.

It was discovered to be a binary asteroid by Arecibo Observatory in March 2013.

On 29 April 2146, the asteroid will pass from asteroid 4 Vesta.
Q265392
near-Earth
Concept
Q1022867
minor planet
Concept
Q207391
Apollo group
Concept
Q710381
Robert H. McNaught
PER
Q930096
Siding Spring Observatory
LOC
Q1000123
Coonabarabran, New South Wales
LOC
Q94921
lunar distances
UNK
Q2014814
potentially hazardous asteroid
DIS
Q3858447
Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance
UNK
Q947662
binary asteroid
DIS
Q102327045
Arecibo Observatory
LOC
Q3030
4 Vesta
CEL
Q4643658
(7888) 1993 UC
CEL
Q4643658
(7888) 1993 UC
CEL
1993-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1993
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1993-10-20T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
20 October 1993
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2013-03-20T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
20 March 2013
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1993-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1993
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2013-03-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
March 2013
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2146-04-29T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
29 April 2146
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0.089
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0.05
NUMBER
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4
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minor planet group
discoverer or inventor
site of astronomical discovery
time of discovery or invention