2006 BL8
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Catalina Sky Survey |
| Discovery site | Summerhaven, Arizona,USA |
| Discovery date | January 24, 2006 |
| Designations | |
| 2006 BL8 | |
| MPO 98091 | |
| NEO·Apollo | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch26 January 2006 (JD2453761.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter6[1] | |
| Observation arc | 6[1]d |
| Aphelion | 1.45703AU(217.969Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.78758 AU (117.820 Gm) |
| 1.12230 AU (167.894 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.29825 |
| 1.19yr(434.27d) 1.19yr | |
| 305.27° | |
| 0° 49m38.028s/day | |
| Inclination | 12.2351° |
| 121.282° | |
| 92.23° | |
| EarthMOID | 0.00367789 AU (550,205 km)[2] |
| MercuryMOID | 0.36209 AU (54,168,000 km)[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 24.7[2] | |
2006 BL8is a sub-kilometerasteroid,classified asnear-Earth objectof theApollo group,that flew by Earth on 26 July 2013 at about 9lunar distances[2][3]It is reported to be about 48 meters (157 ft) in diameter.[4]
2006 BL8was detected by theCatalina Sky Surveyon January 24, 2006.[5]
Some other NEOs noted for there Earth flybys in the summer of 2013, include 2009 FE (June 4, 2013 at 9.6 LD), 2003 DZ15 (on July 29, 2013 passed at 7.6 LD), and2005 WK4(on August 9, 2013 passed at 8.1 LD).[6]
See also
[edit]- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2013
- (285263) 1998 QE2(Passed at 15 LD on May 31, 2013 with a size between 1–3 km)
References
[edit]- ^abcd"2006 BL8".Minor Planet Center.Retrieved11 August2017.
- ^abcd"(2006 BL8)".JPL Small-Body Database.Jet Propulsion Laboratory.SPK-ID:3313735.Retrieved10 August2017.
- ^NASA - NEO Earth Close ApproachesArchivedMarch 7, 2014, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Astrowatch.net - June 2, 2013".Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2013.Retrieved24 July2013.
- ^"List Of Apollo Minor Planets (by designation)".echo.jpl.nasa.gov.Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2020.Retrieved13 November2018.
- ^"Spaceweather Time Machine".spaceweather.Retrieved13 November2018.
External links
[edit]- 2006 BL8atNeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2006 BL8at theJPL Small-Body Database
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