(391211) 2006 HZ51

(391211) 2006 HZ51
Discovery[1]
Discovered byCatalina Sky Srvy.
Discovery siteMount Lemmon Obs.
Discovery date27 April 2006
Designations
(391211) 2006 HZ51
2006 HZ51
Amor · NEO · PHA[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc16.10 yr (5,882 days)
Aphelion2.7511 AU
Perihelion1.0438 AU
1.8974 AU
Eccentricity0.4499
2.61 yr (955 days)
86.571°
0° 22m 37.56s / day
Inclination12.412°
84.291°
193.34°
Earth MOID0.0354 AU (13.8 LD)
Physical characteristics
0.412±0.089 km[3]
0.8 km (estimate)[4]
0.415±0.233[3]
18.5[1]

(391211) 2006 HZ51 is a bright, sub-kilometer asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor group. It was discovered on 27 April 2006, by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey conducted at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, United States.[2] During preliminary observations, it was thought to have a small chance of impacting Earth in 2008.[4] The asteroid measures approximately half a kilometer in diameter and has an exceptionally high albedo.[3]

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