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Name
ZB052E1 → 2018 BM5
Type
NEO (Aten)
Status
Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source
Yarkovsky
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38; (McDonald, Texas)
ELP 0.4m - V98; (TEMP; McDonald, Texas)
ELP 0.4m - V99; (TEMP; McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2026-Jan-25 07:53
Orbital Elements
MPC Minor Planet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61054.0
Jan. 14, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
3.15285
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
304.01371
Arg of perihelion (deg)
333.98551
Eccentricity
0.3923626
Mean distance (AU)
0.764893
Mean Anomaly (deg)
203.39664
Absolute Magnitude (H)
27.43
Slope Parameter (G)
0.15
Albedo (average)
0.17
Albedo (range)
0.01 - 0.60
Diameter in meters (average)
12
Diameter in meters
(range)
6 - 43
Physical Parameters
Absolute Magnitude
E2023Y99
27.42
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=27.43 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
11.6 m
+32.0 / -5.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
69
Arc length (days)
1096.00
Time since last observation (days)
2188.34
Spectroscopy Details
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