Encounter Parameters:
| Sun distance: | 1.99 AU |
| Earth distance: | 2.19 AU |
| Approach phase angle: | 140° |
| Flyby Speed | 9.93 km/sec |
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NEAR Spacecraft:
- Wide-angle camera
- Limited power
- No scan platform
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253 Mathilde:
- 50 x 50 x 70 km
- C-type asteroid
- Rotation period: 17.4 days!
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