(394130) 2006 HY51
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery date | 2006-04-26 |
| Designations | |
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Mercury crosser, Venus crosser, Apollo asteroid, Earth crosser, Mars crosser, Jupiter crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 2456800.5 (2014-May-23.0) | |
| Aphelion | 5.1180289 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.0809839 AU |
| 2.59950643 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.9688464 |
| 4.1912595 a (1530.85752 d) | |
| 316.9916° | |
| Inclination | 30.51546° |
| 42.40660° | |
| 340.5186° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 1.218 km [3] |
| 17.2 | |
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(394130) 2006 HY51 is the asteroid with the third-smallest known perihelion of any known object orbiting the Sun. Its extreme orbital eccentricity brings it within 0.081 AU of the Sun (26% of Mercury's perihelion) and as far as 5.118 AU from the Sun (making it a Jupiter-grazer).
References
- ↑ "MPEC 2006-H57 : 2006 HY51". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2014-03-05. (K06H51Y)
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2006 HY51)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
2011-01-29 last obs (arc=1739 days)
- ↑ "NEODyS 2006 HY51". Near Earth Objects - Dynamic Site. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
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