2005 WY55

2005 WY55 is a near-Earth Asteroid belonging to the Apollo group. It was first discovered on 26 November 2005. The asteroid will pass within 330,000 km (0.9 lunar distances) from the Earth on 28 May 2065. It has an absolute magnitude (H) of 20.68. It is estimated to be 190 to 250 meters in diameter. It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 1 July 2006.

2005 WY55
Discovery
Discovery date26 November 2005
Designations
MPC designation
2005 WY55
Minor planet category
Apollo
NEO, PHA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc1451 days (3.97 yr)
Aphelion4.2823 AU (640.62 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion0.69532 AU (104.018 Gm) (q)
Semi-major axis
2.4888 AU (372.32 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity0.72062 (e)
Orbital period (sidereal)
3.93 yr (1434.1 d)
Mean anomaly
188.701° (M)
Mean motion
0° 15m 3.708s /day (n)
Inclination7.27198° (i)
Longitude of ascending node
248.22° (Ω)
286.15° (ω)
Earth MOID0.00387045 AU (579,011 km)
Jupiter MOID0.953735 AU (142.6767 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions190-250 meters
20.7
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