Astronomy:2005 WY55

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2005 WY55
Discovery[1]
Discovery date26 November 2005
Designations
2005 WY55
Minor planet categoryApollo Apollo
NEO, PHA
Orbital characteristics[2][3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc1451 days (3.97 yr)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}4.2823 astronomical unit|AU (640.62 Gm) (Q)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.69532 AU (104.018 Gm) (q)
2.4888 AU (372.32 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity0.72062 (e)
Orbital period3.93 yr (1434.1 d)
Mean anomaly188.701° (M)
Mean motion0° 15m 3.708s /day (n)
Inclination7.27198° (i)
Longitude of ascending node248.22° (Ω)
286.15° (ω)
Earth MOID0.00387045 AU (579,011 km)
Jupiter MOID0.953735 AU (142.6767 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions190-250 meters[1][3]
Absolute magnitude (H)20.7[2]


2005 WY55 is a near-Earth Asteroid belonging to the Apollo group.[3] It was first discovered on 26 November 2005.[1] The asteroid will pass within 330,000 km (0.9 lunar distances) from the Earth on 28 May 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 1 July 2006.[6]

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Preceded by
2012 UE34
Large NEO Earth close approach
(inside the orbit of the Moon)

28 May 2065
Succeeded by
2007 YV56