Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | J. Broughton |
Discovery site | Reedy Creek Obs. |
Discovery date | 15 March 1999 |
Designations | |
(15092) Beegees | |
Named after | Bee Gees[1] (British musical trio) |
1999 EH5 · 1975 TL1 1983 FR · 1983 HG1 1988 BV1 | |
main-belt[1][2] · (outer) Eos[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 42.40 yr (15,486 d) |
Aphelion | 3.0985 AU |
Perihelion | 2.9219 AU |
3.0102 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0293 |
5.22 yr (1,908 d) | |
302.74° | |
0° 11m 19.32s / day | |
Inclination | 9.6966° |
356.02° | |
123.03° | |
Physical characteristics | |
12.012±0.273 km[4] | |
0.122±0.015[4] | |
S (SDSS-MOC)[5] | |
12.1[2][1] | |
15092 Beegees, provisional designation 1999 EH5, is a stony Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 15 March 1999, by Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton at his Reedy Creek Observatory in Queensland, Australia. The S-type asteroid was named for the brothers of the Gibb family, known as the musical trio Bee Gees.[1]
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