98943 Torifune

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98943 Torifune (provisional designation 2001 CC₂₁) is an S-type near-Earth asteroid about 465 m in diameter. A member of the Apollo group, it completes one orbit around the Sun every 383 days. Hayabusa2 flew by the asteroid at a distance of 800 m on July 5, 2026

Artist's impression of Torifune prior to the flyby of Hayabusa2, 2026-Jul-5

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