(7474) 1992 TC is a large sized M-type asteroid discovered by

Robert H. McNaught Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observator ...

in 1992. It is notably one of a few similar M-type asteroids, including the named asteroids

4660 Nereus 4660 Nereus, provisional designation 1982 DB, is a small (about ) asteroid. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin on 28 February 1982, approximately a month after it passed from Earth. Nereus is potentially an important asteroid with a high al ...

and

65803 Didymos 65803 Didymos (provisional designation ) is a sub-kilometer asteroid and binary system that is classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group. The asteroid was discovered in 1996 by the Spacewatch surv ...

, which can be reached easily by spacecraft from Earth. The delta-V required to reach 7474 (1992 TC) would be about , which is less than is needed to reach the Moon. M-type asteroids are thought to be composed primarily of nickel and iron, which if proven to be true means that 7474 (1992 TC) may one day become an important source of raw materials in space. With an absolute magnitude of 18.0, the asteroid is about 670–1500 meters in diameter. On 2031-Aug-11 the asteroid will pass from Mars.

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