2005 WY55

2005 WY55
Discovery[1]
Discovery date November 26, 2005
Designations
MPC designation 2005 WY55
Minor planet
category		 Apollo[2]
Epoch 2011-Aug-27 (JD 2455800.5)
Aphelion 4.2789 AU (Q)
Perihelion 0.6936 AU (q)
Semi-major axis 2.4862 AU (a)
Eccentricity 0.7210
Orbital period 3.92 yr
Mean anomaly 146.763° (M)
Inclination 7.27129°
Longitude of ascending node 248.31°
Argument of perihelion 286.11°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 190-250 meters[2][1]
Absolute magnitude (H) 20.68[3]

2005 WY55 is a near-Earth Asteroid belonging to the Apollo family.[2] It was first discovered on November 26, 2005,[1] The asteroid will pass within 330,000 km (0.9 lunar distances) from the Earth on May 28, 2065.[4][5] It has an absolute magnitude (H) of 20.68.[3] It is estimated to be 190 to 250 meters in diameter.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CRT 2005 Object Archive". http://www.hohmanntransfer.com/news/crt05obj.htm#2005wy55. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Asteroid General Data - 2005 WY55". http://smallbodies.ru/en/asteroids/info/general/2005_WY55/. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
  3. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005%20WY55;orb=1. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
  4. ^ "Sormano Astronomical Observatory: Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth". http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/sormano/teca.html. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
  5. ^ "Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs)". 2011-11-10. http://www.iau.org/public/nea2/. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 

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Preceded by
2011 AG5		 Large NEO Earth close approach
(inside the orbit of the moon)
28 May 2065		 Succeeded by
2007 YV56