(459883) 2014 JX55

2007 EB26

Discovery
Discovered by	Mt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery date	2007-03-10
Designations
Minor planet category	Aten asteroid, Apohele asteroid, Mercury crosser, Venus crosser

| epoch=2454170.5 (2007-Mar-11.0) | semimajor=357.052 Gm (2.387 AU) | perihelion= (0.0116 AU) | aphelion= (0.979 AU) | eccentricity=0.787 | period=148.114 d (0.41 a) | inclination=8.477° | asc_node=° | arg_peri=° | mean_anomaly=° | avg_speed= km/s | image= | dimensions= | mass= | density= | surface_grav= | escape_velocity= | rotation= | spectral_type=S-type | abs_magnitude=19.591 }}

2007 EB26 is one of the closest orbiting object to the Sun and second object ever numbered minor planet to have an orbit completely interior to that of the earth. It is classified as an both a Apohele asteroid and Aten NEO Near Earth Object but does not cross Earth's orbit.

Discovery and naming

Discovered on March 10th 2011

Characteristics

Of note, this is one of the closest orbiting body to the sun, approaching within 0.116 AU of the sun approximately every 148 days, before leaving for a distance of 0.979 AU and does not cross the Earth's orbit. Only (137924) 2000 BD19 has a closer orbit, 0.092AU, although 2000 BD19 goes beyond Earth's orbit.

Mass

Unknown

Family relationships

Like 163693 Atira, 2007 EB26 is a numbered minor planet completely inside the orbit of earth.

External links

• shape model deduced from lightcurve
• Yeomans, Donald K. "Horizons system". NASA JPL. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) — Horizons can be used to obtain a current ephemeris.

External links

• Orbital Information
• Photo