(341843) 2008 EV5
Diagram of 2008 EV5's Earth-crossing orbit | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Mount Lemmon Srvy. |
| Discovery site | Mount Lemon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 4 March 2008 |
| Designations | |
| (341843) 2008 EV5 | |
| 2008 EV5 | |
| NEO · Aten · PHA | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
| Observation arc | 2.10 yr (768 days) |
| Aphelion | 1.0383 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.8783 AU |
| 0.9583 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0835 |
| 0.94 yr (343 days) | |
| 213.55° | |
| 1° 3m 2.16s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.4368° |
| 93.390° | |
| 234.81° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0149 AU (5.8 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | (420 × 410 × 390) m |
| 0.370±0.006 km 0.400±0.014 km 0.400±0.034 km 0.400±0.050 km | |
| 3.717±0.008 h 3.725 h 3.7255±0.002 h 7.2 h 10.200±0.002 h | |
| 0.104±0.312 0.12±0.04 0.13±0.05 0.137±0.013 0.1373±0.0129 | |
| X · C · S (assumed) | |
| 19.7 · 19.91 · 20.0 · 20.0±0.4 | |
(341843) 2008 EV5, provisional designation 2008 EV5, is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group, approximately 400 metres (1,300 feet) in diameter. It was discovered on 4 March 2008, by astronomers of the Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, United States.