2015 TB145

2015 TB145
Radar image of 2015 TB145 taken by the Arecibo Observatory on 30 October 2015.
Discovery[1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS
Discovery date10 October 2015
Designations
2015 TB145
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc3.11 yr (1,137 d)
Aphelion3.9073 AU
Perihelion0.2941 AU
2.1007 AU
Eccentricity0.86002
3.04 yr (1,112.1 d)
121.744°
0° 19m 25.364s / day
Inclination39.6899°
37.698°
121.744°
Earth MOID0.00295731 AU (442,407 km)
Jupiter MOID2.41052 AU
TJupiter2.97
Physical characteristics
Dimensions
0.06[5]
20.0[2][6]

2015 TB145 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 650 meters (2,000 feet) in diameter.[3] It safely passed 1.27 lunar distances from Earth on 31 October 2015 at 17:01 UTC,[7] and passed by Earth again in November 2018.

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