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2019 BO
Discovery
Discovered byCSS
Discovery siteMt. Lemmon Obs.
Discovery date7 January 2019
Designations
MPC designation2019 BO
Minor planet categoryNEO · Apollo
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 5
Observation arc19 days
Aphelion2.325 AU
Perihelion0.9457236 AU
Semi-major axis1.6356032 AU
Eccentricity0.4217891
Orbital period (sidereal)2.09 yr (764.2 d)
Mean anomaly58.82453°
Mean motion0° 28 16.248 / day
Inclination2.78881°
Longitude of ascending node295.63980°
Argument of perihelion149.97352°
Earth MOID0.00057 AU
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter5–18 m (16–59 ft)
Absolute magnitude (H)28.1

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 BO". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2019 BO)" (2019-02-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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