15092 Beegees
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 15092 |
| 1999 EH5 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1066900 |
| Perihelion | 2.9124500 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0322704 |
| 1907.0193515 | |
| 335.58845 | |
| Inclination | 9.70247 |
| 356.28359 | |
| 130.35743 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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.
References
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 15092 Beegees
- Orbit Diagram
- 15092 Beegees at the JPL Small-Body Database
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