2008 EE5 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2008 EE5 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
2008 EE5 orbits the sun every 335 days (0.92 years), coming as close as 0.88 AU and reaching as far as 1.01 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2008 EE5 is probably between 0.305 to 0.682 kilometers in diameter, making it small in absolute terms, but larger than 90% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.
2008 EE5's orbit is 0.02 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
2008 EE5 has 25 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 14, 2020 | 21,569,504 | 22.983 |
| Aug. 11, 2020 | 21,020,805 | 23.980 |
| Aug. 18, 2031 | 22,199,978 | 23.968 |
| Feb. 8, 2043 | 13,592,006 | 22.581 |
| Feb. 10, 2054 | 3,655,817 | 22.499 |
| Feb. 13, 2065 | 20,977,470 | 22.966 |
| Aug. 11, 2065 | 21,105,515 | 23.976 |
| Aug. 18, 2076 | 22,840,669 | 23.978 |
| Feb. 5, 2077 | 29,761,781 | 23.136 |
| Feb. 9, 2088 | 10,955,467 | 22.527 |
| Feb. 12, 2099 | 8,481,309 | 22.568 |
| Aug. 7, 2099 | 28,384,772 | 24.326 |
| Feb. 16, 2110 | 29,292,667 | 23.382 |
| Aug. 16, 2110 | 19,749,512 | 23.909 |
| Aug. 23, 2121 | 29,269,228 | 24.229 |
| Feb. 8, 2122 | 19,978,659 | 22.753 |
| Feb. 11, 2133 | 3,121,672 | 22.486 |
| Feb. 15, 2144 | 18,445,494 | 22.861 |
| Aug. 11, 2144 | 22,272,160 | 24.029 |
| Aug. 19, 2155 | 21,698,780 | 23.949 |
| Feb. 10, 2167 | 11,431,474 | 22.539 |
| Feb. 13, 2178 | 8,672,940 | 22.579 |
| Aug. 8, 2178 | 28,271,263 | 24.320 |
| Feb. 16, 2189 | 28,791,964 | 23.357 |
| Aug. 15, 2189 | 19,702,130 | 23.906 |
2008 EE5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 4, 2008. It was last officially observed on Feb. 22, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 181 observations used to determine its orbit.
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