(341843) 2008 EV5
Principal axis views.[1]
(341843) 2008 EV5 (or 2008 EV5) is a near-Earth, potentially hazardous, Aten asteroid. It was discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey in Tucson, Arizona, United States, on March 4, 2008.
The asteroid has been observed to be a 400 m (1,300 ft) oblate spheroid that rotates retrograde.[1] Besides a 150 m (490 ft) diameter concave feature, possibly an impact crater, the asteroid seems to be relatively smooth and to have a rocky or stony-iron composition.[1] 2008 EV5 is listed in the JPL Small-Body Database and classified as: Aten NEO, PHA (SPK-ID: 2341843).[2]
2008 EV5 is the preliminary baseline target of a sample-return NASA mission.[3][4] Besides the asteroid 2008 EV5, several other space rocks, including Itokawa and Bennu, are being considered for the mission.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Busch, Michael W.; et al. (October 6, 2011). "Radar Observations and the Shape Near-Earth Asteroid 2008 EV5". NASA. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Staff (November 8, 2012). "JPL Small-Body Database Browser - 341843 (2008 EV5)". NASA. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Steitz, David E. (March 25, 2015). "RELEASE 15-050 - NASA Announces Next Steps on Journey to Mars: Progress on Asteroid Initiative". NASA. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Borenstein, Seth (March 25, 2015). "NASA details plans to pluck rock off asteroid, explore it". AP News. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (340001)-(345000) (IAU Minor Planet Center)
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