2019 BO is a tiny near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo group. It was first observed by the Catalina Sky Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 7 January 2019. It passed within 0.18 lunar distances, or 69,192 kilometres (42,994 mi) from Earth.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CSS |
| Discovery site | Mt. Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 January 2019 |
| Designations | |
| 2019 BO | |
| NEO · Apollo [2][1] | |
| Orbital characteristics [2][1] | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 5 | |
| Observation arc | 19 days |
| Aphelion | 2.325 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.9457236 AU |
| 1.6356032 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.4217891 |
| 2.09 yr (764.2 d) | |
| 58.82453° | |
| 0° 28m 16.248s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.78881° |
| 295.63980° | |
| 149.97352° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00057 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 5–18 m (16–59 ft) | |
| 28.1[2] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "2019 BO". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2019 BO)" (2019-02-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links
edit- 2019 BO at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2019 BO at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2019 BO at the JPL Small-Body Database
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