2018 WV1

2018 WV1
2018 WV1's flyby trajectory
Discovery [1]
Discovered byCSS
H. Groeller[2][3]
Discovery siteCatalina Station
Discovery date29 November 2018
(first observed only)
Designations
2018 WV1
ZW0C3A5
NEO · Apollo[1][4]
Earth crosser
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 6 December 2018 (JD 2458458.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc14 days
Aphelion1.1149 AU
Perihelion0.9715 AU
1.0432 AU
Eccentricity0.0686
1.065 yr (389 d)
38.51°
0° 55m 30s / day
Inclination1.9054°
248.51°
141.37°
Earth MOID0.1444 LD (55500 km)
Physical characteristics
m (assumed)[5]
30.145[5]
30.183[4]
30.2[1]

2018 WV1 is a very small asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group that passed within 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) of the Earth's surface on 2 December 2018.[6][7] It was first observed on 29 November 2018 by Hannes Gröller with the Catalina Sky Survey at Catalina Station on Mount Bigelow, Arizona, in the United States.[1][3]

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