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2022 OB5

{{short description|Near-Earth asteroid}}

{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{mp|2022 OB|5}}}}

{{use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox planet

| minorplanet = yes

| name = {{mp|2022 OB|5}}

| background = #FFC2E0

| image =

| caption =

| discovery_ref = {{r|MPEC-2022-P05}}

| discoverer =

| discovery_site = San Pedro de Atacama

| discovered = 30 July 2022

| mpc_name = {{mp|2022 OB|5}}

| alt_names = K22O05B

| mp_category = {{nowrap|NEO{{·}}Apollo}}

| orbit_ref = {{r|jpl}}

| epoch = 17 October 2024 (JD 2460600.5)

| uncertainty = 4

| observation_arc = 9 days

| earliest_precovery_date = 28 July 2022

| aphelion = 1.068 AU

| perihelion = 0.950 AU

| semimajor = 1.009 AU

| eccentricity = 0.05860

| period = 1.013 yr (370 days)

| mean_anomaly = 334.06°

| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.9727090|sup=ms}} / day

| inclination = 2.060°

| asc_node = 302.69°

| arg_peri = 105.71°

| moid = {{cvt|0.00367|AU|km}}

| physical_ref = {{r|jpl}}

| mean_diameter = {{cvt|3|–|13|m|ft}}

| spectral_type = M-type asteroid?

| abs_magnitude = {{val|28.92|0.423}}

}}

{{mp|2022 OB|5}} is a small near-Earth asteroid that passed within {{cvt|0.00679|AU|km}} from Earth on 5 August 2022.{{r|jpl}} It was the primary target of AstroForge's Brokkr-2 (Odin) mission, which launched alongside IM-2 in February 2025, and was planned to reach the asteroid around December 2025.{{r|arstech1}} Communication issues ultimately prevented the mission from visiting the asteroid.{{r|astroforge1}} It was selected for the mission as it is suspected to be a metallic M-type asteroid suitable for space mining in the future. However, its actual spectroscopic composition is not yet known.{{r|snews1|NYT-20250223}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web

| author1= E. Berger

| title= AstroForge selects target for "high risk, seat of the pants" asteroid mission

| url= https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/astroforge-selects-target-for-high-risk-seat-of-the-pants-asteroid-mission/

| website= Ars Technica

| date= 29 January 2025

| access-date= 30 January 2025 }}

{{cite web

| author1= C. Snowden

| title= AstroForge {{!}} Odin't: A Complete Debrief of Our Deep Space Mission

| url= https://www.astroforge.com/updates/odint-mission-debrief

| website= www.astroforge.com

| publisher= AstroForge

| date= 6 March 2025

| access-date= 7 March 2025}}

{{cite web

| title= ({{mp|2022 OB|5}}) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup

| url= https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2022OB5

| website= ssd.jpl.nasa.gov

| publisher= Jet Propulsion Laboratory

| access-date= 30 January 2025 }}

{{cite web

| title= MPEC 2022-P05: {{mp|2022 OB|5}}

| url= https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K22/K22P05.html

| work= Minor Planet Electronic Circular

| publisher= Minor Planet Center

| date= 1 August 2022

| access-date= 30 January 2025}}

{{cite web

| author1= J. O’Callaghan

| title= Earth's 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad

| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/science/astroforge-launch-asteroid-mining.html

| newspaper= The New York Times

| date= 23 February 2025

| access-date= 24 February 2025 }}

{{cite web

| author1= J. Foust

| title= AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission

| url= https://spacenews.com/astroforge-announces-asteroid-target-for-upcoming-mission/

| website= SpaceNews

| date= 29 January 2025

| access-date= 30 January 2025 }}

}}

External links

  • {{NeoDys|2022OB5}}
  • {{ESA-SSA|2022OB5}}
  • {{JPL Small Body|id=54292683}}

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