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Credit: NASA/Goddard/UArizona
Credit: NASA/Goddard/UArizona
Credit: NASA/Goddard/UArizona
Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
Basic Info
Mass:
7.8 × 10
10
kg
Diameter:
1,614 ft
Avg Distance from the Sun:
98,176,648 mi
Time to spin on axis/A day is:
4.29 hours
Time to orbit Sun/A year is:
1.2 years
Number of moons:
0
Fun Facts
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully collected rocky material from Bennu during its Touch-and-Go sample collection maneuver On Oct. 20, 2020.
Bennu may contain organic molecules.
Bennu has the most likely chance to hit Venus of all the objects in the asteroid belt.