Astronomy:2007 EB26

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2007 EB26
Discovery[1]
Discovered byMt. Lemmon Survey (G96)
1.5-m reflector
Discovery date2007-03-10
Designations
Minor planet categoryApohele asteroid,[2]
Mercury crosser,
Venus crosser
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 11 March 2007 (JD 2454170.5)
Uncertainty parameter 9
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.97948 astronomical unit|AU (146.528 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.11573 AU (17.313 Gm)
0.54760 AU (81.920 Gm)
Eccentricity0.78867
Orbital period0.41 yr (148.0 d)
Mean anomaly237.91°
Mean motion2.4322°/day
Inclination8.4867°
Longitude of ascending node63.220°
236.71°
Earth MOID0.113242 AU (16.9408 Gm)
Jupiter MOID4.25709 AU (636.852 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions~700 meters[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)19.6


2007 EB26 is one of the closest orbiting objects to the Sun. It has the second-smallest semi-major axis (0.55 AU) of any known object orbiting the Sun, after Mercury. It is classified as an Apohele asteroid and does not cross Earth's orbit. It approaches within 0.116 astronomical unit|AU (17,400,000 km; 10,800,000 mi) of the Sun approximately every 148 days, before leaving for a distance of 0.979 AU. Only thirteen known asteroids have perihelia smaller than 2007 EB26.[4]

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