2005 CU61
ephemeris date magn radius delta (AU) delta (LD) delta (km) ra dec elong phase
Today7 Jun 202323.11.476 AU0.522 AU203.17 LD78,111,944 km19h26m-32°37'145.8°22.7°
Brightest10 Jul 202319.01.064 AU0.076 AU29.66 LD11,402,762 km15h21m-50°44'126.4°50.3°
Approach14 Jul 202319.61.018 AU0.063 AU24.40 LD9,381,688 km12h19m-37°11'89.6°86.9°

Based on its absolute magnitude (Hâ‚’) of 22.6 and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05, the estimated diameter of 2005 CU61 is 80 - 185 m.

2005 CU61- 2023-06-07
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