2019 BE5

2019 BE5
Discovery [1][2]
Discovered byZwicky Transient Facility
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date31 January 2019
Designations
2019 BE5
NEO · Aten[3]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc0.99 yr (363 days)
Aphelion1.012 AU
Perihelion0.2079 AU
0.6101 AU
Eccentricity0.65913
0.48 yr (174.07 d)
75.347°
2° 4m 5.473s / day
Inclination1.4363°
309.027°
9.756°
Earth MOID0.00001043 AU[3]
1,560 km (970 mi)
Mercury MOID0.01246 AU[2]
Venus MOID0.00898 AU[2]
Physical characteristics
25–55 m (assumed albedo 0.05–0.25)[4]
24.4 (last observed)[2]
15.0 (at discovery)[1]
25.10±0.48[3]

2019 BE5 is a sub-kilometer near-Earth asteroid classified under the Aten group. It was discovered on 31 January 2019, by the Zwicky Transient Facility at the Palomar Observatory. The asteroid was discovered one day after it had made a close approach to Earth from a distance of 0.00784 AU (1.173 million km; 3.05 LD).

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