Discovery date November 26, 2005 Minor planet category Apollo
NEO, PHA Discovered 26 November 2005 Absolute magnitude 20.68 | MPC designation 2005 WY55 Observation arc 1451 days (3.97 yr) Earth moid 0.4 cm Asteroid group Apollo asteroid | |
Aphelion 4.2823 AU (640.62 Gm) (Q) Perihelion 0.69532 AU (104.018 Gm) (q) Similar (153814) 2001 WN5, Solar System, 4581 Asclepius, (35396) 1997 XF11, (137108) 1999 AN10 | ||
2005 WY55 is a near-Earth Asteroid belonging to the Apollo family. It was first discovered on November 26, 2005. The asteroid will pass within 330,000 km (0.9 lunar distances) from the Earth on May 28, 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 July 1, 2006.
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