(99907) 1989 VA

(99907) 1989 VA
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. S. Shoemaker
E. M. Shoemaker
D. H. Levy
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date2 November 1989
Designations
(99907) 1989 VA
NEO · Aten[1][2] · Mercury-grazer · Venus-crosser · Earth-crosser
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc26.16 yr (9,555 days)
Aphelion1.1616 AU
Perihelion0.2952 AU
0.7284 AU
Eccentricity0.5947
0.62 yr (227 days)
79.277°
1° 35m 7.44s / day
Inclination28.801°
225.60°
2.8461°
Earth MOID0.1552 AU · 60.5 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.547 km (derived)[3]
0.55±0.06 km[4]
1.4 km[1]
2.514 h[5]
0.3718 (derived)[3]
0.40±0.30[4]
SMASS = Sq[1] · S[3]
17.9[1]

(99907) 1989 VA (provisional designation 1989 VA) is a very eccentric, stony asteroid and near-Earth object, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter. It was discovered on 2 November 1989, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and Canadian astronomer David Levy at the Palomar Observatory on Mount Palomar, California.[2]

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