2015 DR215

2015 DR215
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakalā Obs.
Discovery date18 February 2015
Designations
2015 DR215
NEO · Atira · PHA[3][1]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 21 January 2022 (JD 2459600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc7.12 yr (2,602 days)
Aphelion0.9809 AU
Perihelion0.3522 AU
0.6665 AU
Eccentricity0.4716
0.54 yr (199 days)
74.459°
1° 48m 40.325s / day
Inclination4.085°
314.961°
42.298°
Earth MOID0.044412 AU (6,643,900 km)
Physical characteristics
205 m[4]
0.266[4]
Sr[4]
20.51[3]

2015 DR215 is a stony near-Earth asteroid of the Atira class residing within Earth's orbit. It was discovered on 18 February 2015 by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey at Haleakalā Observatory at Maui, Hawaiʻi.[1][2] The asteroid has a diameter of about 200 m (660 ft)[4] and makes close approaches within 0.05 AU (7.5 million km; 4.6 million mi) of Earth, making it a potentially hazardous object.[3] On 11 March 2022, it made a close approach 0.045 AU (6.7 million km; 4.2 million mi) from Earth,[3] reaching a peak apparent magnitude of 17 as it streaked across the southern sky.[1]

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