With reference to Asteroid 52768 1998 OR2 consider following statements It is an aste...........

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With reference to Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2, consider following statements

It is an asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor group.
It was discovered in 1998, by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) program at the Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

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Explanation:

(52768) 1998 OR2 is an asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor group, with a diameter of 2 kilometers. It was discovered on 24 July 1998, by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at the Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii. On 29 April 2020, the asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 passed at a distance of 0.042 AU (6.3 million km) from Earth. It is one of the brightest and therefore largest potentially hazardous asteroids known to exist. Hence both statements are correct.