(153201) 2000 WO107

(153201) 2000 WO107
Goldstone radar images showing the two lobes of contact binary 2000 WO107.
Discovery
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery siteLincoln Lab's ETS
Discovery date29 November 2000
Designations
(153201) 2000 WO107
2000 WO107
Aten · NEO · PHA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 2020-May-31 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc20.0 yr (7,304 days)
Aphelion1.6231 AU
Perihelion0.2000 AU
0.9115 AU
Eccentricity0.7807
0.87 yr (318 days)
206.45°
1° 7m 57.72s / day
Inclination7.7703°
69.252°
13 October 2020
213.72°
Earth MOID0.0031 AU (460 thousand km; 1.2 LD)
Physical characteristics
0.510±0.083 km
4.8 hours
0.129±0.058
SMASS = X
19.3

    (153201) 2000 WO107 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group with a very well determined orbit. It was discovered on 29 November 2000, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. It is a contact binary.