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{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{mp|(308242) 2005 GO
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| name = {{mp|(308242) 2005 GO|21}}
| image =
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| caption = [[Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex|Goldstone]] [[radar astronomy|radar]] image of asteroid {{mp|2005 GO|21}}<br />takenon 17 June 2012
| discovery_ref = <ref name="MPEC2005-G31"/>
| discoverer = [[Siding Spring Survey
| discovery_site = [[Siding Spring Observatory|Siding Spring Obs.]]
| discovered =
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| mp_category = [[Aten asteroid|Aten]]
| orbit_ref = <ref name="jpldata"/>
| epoch =
| uncertainty = 0
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| aphelion = {{Convert|1.0093|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| perihelion = {{Convert|0.49720|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| eccentricity = 0.34005▼
| semimajor = {{Convert|0.75324|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
| period = 0.65 [[Julian year (astronomy)|yr]]▼
| inclination = 24.915[[degree (angle)|°]]▼
▲| period = 0.65 [[Julian year (astronomy)|yr]] (238.8 [[Julian year (astronomy)|d]])
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| mean_motion = 1.5077°/day
| arg_peri = 156.62°
| dimensions = ~1.6 km<ref name="Goldstone"/>▼
| moid = {{Convert|0.0452219|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}
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| albedo =
| spectral_type =
| magnitude =
| abs_magnitude = 16.
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'''{{mp|(308242) 2005 GO|21}}''' is a large [[Aten asteroid|Aten]] [[Near-Earth asteroid|near-Earth]] [[asteroid]] and [[potentially hazardous object]].<ref name=jpldata/> It has a well determined orbit with an observation arc of 7 years and an [[Uncertainty Parameter U|uncertainty parameter]] of 0.<ref name=jpldata/> It was discovered on 1 April 2005 by the [[Siding Spring Survey]] at an [[apparent magnitude]] of 18.1 using the {{convert|0.5|m|in|adj=on}} [[Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope]].<ref name="MPEC2005-G31"/>
Based on an [[Absolute magnitude#Solar System bodies (H)|absolute magnitude]] of 16.4,<ref name="jpldata"/> the asteroid has an estimated diameter of 1.6 km (within a factor of two).<ref name=Goldstone/> {{mp|(308242) 2005 GO|21}} is the largest [[potentially hazardous asteroid]] (PHA) discovered in 2005.<ref name="jpl-search"/> On 21 June 2012 it passed Earth at a distance of {{convert|0.043963|AU|km mi|abbr=on|lk=on}}.<ref name=jpl-close/> The 2012 passage was studied with [[radar astronomy|radar]] using [[Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex|Goldstone]] and [[Arecibo Observatory|Arecibo]].<ref name="Goldstone"/>
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="MPEC2005-G31">{{cite web
|title=MPEC 2005-G31 : 2005 GO21
|publisher=[[IAU Minor Planet Center]]
|date=2005-04-05
|url=
|accessdate=2012-06-18}} (K05G21O)</ref>
<ref name=jpldata>{{cite web
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|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 308242 (2005 GO21)
|url=
|publisher=[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]
|accessdate=
<ref name="Goldstone">{{cite web
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<ref name=jpl-close>{{cite web
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|title=JPL Close-Approach Data: 308242 (2005 GO21)
|url=
|accessdate=2012-06-18}}</ref>
}} <!-- end of reflist -->
== External links ==
* {{NeoDys|308242}}
* {{ESA-SSA|308242|2005GO21}}
* {{JPL small body|id=308242}}
{{Minor planets navigator| |number=308242 |PageName={{mp|(308242) 2005 GO|21}} | }}
[[Category:Aten asteroids]]▼
{{Small Solar System bodies}}
[[Category:Near-Earth asteroids]]▼
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[[Category:Radar imaged asteroids]]▼
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 2005]]▼
▲[[Category:Aten asteroids|308242]]
[[Category:Discoveries by SSS|308242]]
[[Category:Near-Earth objects in 2012|20120621]]
▲[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 2005|20050401]]
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