2005 WY55

2005 WY₅₅
Discovery^[1]
Discovery date	November 26, 2005
Designations
MPC designation	2005 WY₅₅
Minor planet category	Apollo NEO, PHA
Orbital characteristics^[2]^[3]
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^[1]^[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	20.68^[2]

2005 WY₅₅ is a near-Earth Asteroid belonging to the Apollo family.^[3] 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.^[2] It is estimated to be 190 to 250 meters in diameter.^[1]^[3] It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on July 1, 2006.^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 "CRT 2005 Object Archive". Retrieved 2011-11-13.
1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
1 2 3 4 "Asteroid General Data - 2005 WY55". Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ "Sormano Astronomical Observatory: Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth". Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ "Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs)". 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ "Date/Time Removed". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

External links

Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
2005 WY55 at the JPL Small-Body Database

Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

Preceded by 2012 UE34	Large NEO Earth close approach (inside the orbit of the Moon) 28 May 2065	Succeeded by 2011 WL2

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