15092 Beegees
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek Observatory |
| Discovery date | 15 March 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 15092 |
| 1999 EH5 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 14779 days (40.46 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.0989645 AU (463.59849 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.9188457 AU (436.65310 Gm) |
| 3.008905 AU (450.1258 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0299310 |
| 5.22 yr (1906.4 d) | |
| 151.69084° | |
| 0° 11m 19.82s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.698472° |
| 356.02530° | |
| 123.10874° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.94508 AU (290.980 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.91251 AU (286.107 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.228 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.1 | |
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15092 Beegees (1999 EH5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1999, by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.
The members of the British pop-rock-disco group Bee Gees: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb and their younger brother, singer Andy Gibb that was never a member of the group, were raised in Australia only 100 km from the discovery site of this minor planet.
References
- ↑ "15092 Beegees (1999 EH5)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 15092 Beegees
- Orbit Diagram
- 15092 Beegees at the JPL Small-Body Database
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