15092 Beegees
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 15092 |
| Alternative names | 1999 EH5 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1066900 |
| Perihelion | 2.9124500 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0322704 |
| Orbital period | 1907.0193515 |
| Mean anomaly | 335.58845 |
| Inclination | 9.70247 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 356.28359 |
| Argument of perihelion | 130.35743 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
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15092 Beegees (1999 EH5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.
The members of the British pop-rock-disco group Bee Gees: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb and their younger brother, singer Andy Gibb that was never a member of the group, were raised in Australia only 100 km from the discovery site of this minor planet.
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