Ryugu

Ryugu is a Type C asteroid, containing traces of water and organic material, and is 2,854 feet (870 meters) wide.

Ryugu is a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.

162173 Ryugu

Radius: 400 m

Orbital period: 474 days

Spectral type: Cg-type asteroid

Rotation period: 7.627±0.007 h

Orbits: Sun

Mean diameter: 0.865±0.015 km; 0.87 km; 0.90±0.14 km; 0.92±0.12 km; 0.980±0.029 km; 1.13±0.03 km

JAXA's Hayabusa 2 probe and rovers expected to return to Earth with its samples in late 2020.

Numerous clusters of rock roll on the surface. Among these, a large rocky mass (about 150m [500 feet] across) stands out on the upper part of Ryugu due to its brighter color (higher reflectivity). The belt-shaped ring of peaks that surround the equator are also slightly brighter than their surroundings. There are many sunken regions that look like craters. These depressions may have been made in collisions with other celestial bodies. A structure that looks like a grove is also visible.