2018 BG5
ephemeris date magn radius delta (AU) delta (LD) delta (km) ra dec elong phase
Today7 Jun 202323.21.240 AU0.285 AU110.98 LD42,668,973 km20h06m-28°40'137.3°33.7°
Brightest23 Jul 202318.91.033 AU0.034 AU13.16 LD5,058,932 km00h16m-65°07'119.9°58.5°
Approach27 Jul 202319.61.014 AU0.028 AU10.72 LD4,121,978 km05h03m-54°11'85.2°93.3°

Based on its absolute magnitude (Hâ‚’) of 24.0 and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05, the estimated diameter of 2018 BG5 is 40 - 95 m.

2018 BG5- 2023-06-07
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