| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Catalina Sky Survey |
| Discovery site | Summerhaven, Arizona, USA |
| Discovery date | 24 January 2006 |
| Designations | |
| 2006 BL8 | |
| MPO 98091 | |
| NEO · Apollo | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 26 January 2006 (JD 2453761.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 6[1] | |
| Observation arc | 6[1] d |
| Aphelion | 1.45703 AU (217.969 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.78758 AU (117.820 Gm) |
| 1.12230 AU (167.894 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.29825 |
| 1.19 yr (434.27 d) 1.19 yr | |
| 305.27° | |
| 0° 49m 38.028s /day | |
| Inclination | 12.2351° |
| 121.282° | |
| 92.23° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00367789 AU (550,205 km)[2] |
| Mercury MOID | 0.36209 AU (54,168,000 km)[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 24.7[2] | |
2006 BL8 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group, that flew by Earth on 26 July 2013 at about 9 lunar distances[2][3] It is reported to be about 48 meters (157 ft) in diameter.[4]
2006 BL8 was detected by the Catalina Sky Survey on 24 January 2006.[5]
Some other NEOs noted for there Earth flybys in the summer of 2013, include 2009 FE (4 June 2013 at 9.6 LD), 2003 DZ15 (on 29 July 2013 passed at 7.6 LD), and 2005 WK4 (on 9 August 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]- ^ a b c d "2006 BL8". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "(2006 BL8)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3313735. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ NASA - NEO Earth Close Approaches Archived March 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Astrowatch.net - June 2, 2013". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "List Of Apollo Minor Planets (by designation)". echo.jpl.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Spaceweather.com Time Machine". www.spaceweather.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- 2006 BL8 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2006 BL8 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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