| Minorplanet: | yes |
| Background: |
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| Discovery Ref: | [1] |
| Discovered: | 11 March 2022 |
| Alt Names: | Sar2593[2] |
| Epoch: | 11 March 2022 (JD 2459649.5) |
| Uncertainty: | 6 |
| Observation Arc: | 1.9 hours |
| Perihelion: | 0.888 AU |
| Time Periastron: | July 2017 (last perihelion) |
| Semimajor: | 2.830 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.6863 |
| Period: | 4.76 yr (1,738 days) |
| Mean Motion: | / day |
| Inclination: | 10.422° |
| Asc Node: | 350.992° |
| Arg Peri: | 222.416° |
| Moid: | 3717 km |
| Jupiter Moid: | 0.661 AU |
| Mean Diameter: | 2 m |
was a small, two-metre Apollo near-Earth asteroid that disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere at 21:22 UTC on 11 March 2022, over the Arctic Ocean southwest of the Norwegian island Jan Mayen. With an atmospheric entry speed of, the asteroid's impact generated a 4-kiloton-equivalent fireball that was detected by infrasound from Greenland and Norway.[3] [4] A bright flash possibly associated with the event was reported by observers from Northern Iceland.[4]
It was discovered by astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky at Konkoly Observatory's Piszkéstető Station in Mátra Mountains, Hungary about two hours before impact. is the fifth asteroid discovered before impacting Earth.[5] It was briefly listed on the Minor Planet Center's Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page under the temporary designation Sar2593.