2005_WY55

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2005 WY55

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2005 WY55 is a near-Earth Asteroid belonging to the Apollo group.[3] It was first discovered on 26 November 2005.[1] The asteroid will pass within 330,000 km (0.9 lunar distances) from the Earth on 28 May 2065.[4][5] It has an absolute magnitude (H) of 20.68.[2] It is estimated to be 190 to 250 meters in diameter.[1][3] It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 1 July 2006.[6]

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  1. [1]
    "CRT 2005 Object Archive". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Asteroid General Data - 2005 WY55". Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Sormano Astronomical Observatory: Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth". Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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    "Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs)". 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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    "Date/Time Removed". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
Preceded by Large NEO Earth close approach
(inside the orbit of the Moon)
28 May 2065		 Succeeded by


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