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308635 (2005 YU55)
Classification: APO [NEO, PHA]
H:21.91 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2010 Apr Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]
2011 Nov Goldstone Goldstone 8560 [G]
2011 Nov Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A-GBT]
2011 Nov Goldstone Very Long Baseline Array 8560 [G-VLBA]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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name symbol value units uncertainty reference notes
morphology
number of components N
morphological type
spectrum-based or image-based dimensions
maximum range extent Rmax km
minimum range extent Rmin km
maximum Doppler bandwidth Bmax Hz
minimum Doppler bandwidth Bmin Hz
effective diameter Deff km
quality code for size Q
shape-based dimensions
equivalent diameter Dequ km
extent along principal axis x Ex km
extent along principal axis y Ey km
extent along principal axis z Ez km
DEEVE extent along x Dx km
DEEVE extent along y Dy km
DEEVE extent along z Dz km
surface area A km2
volume V km3
spin
spin period Pspin h
spin rate ω deg/day
YORP acceleration ω̇ deg/day2
spin axis ecliptic longitude λ deg
spin axis ecliptic latitude β deg
reflectivity
radar cross-section OC σOC km2
radar cross-section SC σSC km2
radar cross-section σT km2
projected area Aproj km2
radar albedo OC σ̂OC
radar albedo SC σ̂SC
radar albedo σ̂T
circular polarization ratio μC

Orbital Elements at Epoch 2025-05-05 00:00 TT from MPO697313 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.4305038
a 1.1568506 AU
i 0.33988 deg
om 35.93022 deg
w 273.55291 deg
ma 347.78021 deg
n 0.79211485 deg/d

Link to complete orbital information at Minor Planet Center

Earth Close-Approach Data (+/- 10 years)
date nominal distance RTT SNR/run at Arecibo
2016-11-01 12:27:00 0.12365 123.4 14.8
2020-04-02 10:14:00 0.40958 408.8 0.2
2021-10-03 10:27:00 0.24684 246.4 1.3
2026-09-07 11:56:00 0.31388 313.3 0.6
2026-11-29 05:33:00 0.38151 380.7 0.3
2031-09-13 11:37:00 0.29828 297.7 0.7
2031-11-22 04:17:00 0.35281 352.1 0.4
2035-04-04 19:49:00 0.37317 372.4 0.3

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL