(511002) 2013 MZ5

(511002) 2013 MZ5
2013 MZ5 imaged by the Pan-STARRS
survey in June 2013
Discovery[1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakala Obs.
Discovery date18 June 2013
Designations
(511002) 2013 MZ5
2013 MZ5
NEO · Amor[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc4.55 yr (1,662 d)
Aphelion1.8267 AU
Perihelion1.2785 AU
1.5526 AU
Eccentricity0.1766
1.93 yr (707 d)
299.77°
0° 30m 34.2s / day
Inclination29.148°
93.507°
274.17°
Earth MOID0.4613 AU (180 LD)
Physical characteristics
300 m (est. at 0.18)[3][4]
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(511002) 2013 MZ5 , provisional designation 2013 MZ5, is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Amor group, estimated to measure approximately 300 meters (1,000 feet) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 June 2013, by astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory on the island of Maui, Hawaii, in the United States.[1] It was the 10,000th near-Earth object ever discovered.[4]

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