(85990) 1999 JV6

(85990) 1999 JV6
Radar images of 1999 JV6 taken by the Goldstone Radar on 12 January 2015
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery siteLincoln Lab's ETS
Discovery date13 May 1999
Designations
1999 JV6
Apollo · NEO · PHA
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc20.76 yr (7,582 days)
Aphelion1.3219 AU
Perihelion0.6946 AU
1.0082 AU
Eccentricity0.31110
1.01 yr
194.713°
0° 58m 24.915s / day
Inclination5.359°
124.318°
235.531°
Earth MOID0.03152 AU
Physical characteristics
0.451±0.026 km[1]
6.538 h[1]
0.095±0.023[1]
Xk (SMASS)[1]
20.2[1][2]

(85990) 1999 JV6 (provisional designation 1999 JV6) is a sub-kilometer near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object of the Apollo group. It was discovered by astronomers of the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico. 1999 JV6 is a contact binary object consisting of two distinct lobes, as seen in radar images from various observatories including Arecibo and Goldstone in January 2015.

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