2017 BQ6
2017 BQ6 is a sub-kilometer asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 150 meters in diameter. It was discovered on 26 January 2017, by the Space Surveillance Telescope at Lincoln Laboratory's ETS (Atom Site) and passed within 6.6 lunar distances of Earth on 7 February 2017 at 6:36 UT.
Radar image of 2017 BQ6 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Space Surveillance Telescope |
| Discovery date | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | 2017 BQ6 |
Alternative designations | E2017-C83 |
Minor planet category | NEO · Apollo · PHA |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 130 days |
| Aphelion | 2.9802 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.9133 AU |
Semi-major axis | 1.9468 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.5309 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 2.72 yr (992 days) |
Mean anomaly | 65.132° |
Mean motion | 0° 21m 46.08s / day |
| Inclination | 9.0020° |
Longitude of ascending node | 133.03° |
| 43.562° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0132 AU (5.1 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 0.120±0.027 km |
Synodic rotation period | 2.150 h 3 h |
| 0.13+0.103 −0.057 | |
| S (assumed) | |
| 21.4 | |
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