| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | CSS |
| Discovery site | Catalina Stn. |
| Discovery date | 23 January 2006 (first observed only) |
| Designations | |
| 2006 BZ8 | |
| centaur[2] · damocloid[3] unusual[4] · distant[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 2 | |
| Observation arc | 1.71 yr (623 days) |
| Aphelion | 17.303AU |
| Perihelion | 1.918 AU |
| 9.611 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.8004 |
| 29.79yr (10,882 d) | |
| 234.837° | |
| 0° 1m 59.091s / day | |
| Inclination | 165.301° |
| 183.673° | |
| 82.220° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.9970 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.2084 AU |
| Saturn MOID | 1.6202 AU[1] |
| TJupiter | –1.035 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 9.0–24.5 km[5] | |
| 5.960±0.003 h[5] | |
| 0.020+0.022 −0.010[5] | |
| 14.17±0.13 (linear)[a] 13.82±0.15 (H-G)[b] | |
2006 BZ8 is a darkcentaur anddamocloid on aretrograde and highly eccentric orbit from the outer region of theSolar System. It was first observed on 23 January 2006 by theCatalina Sky Survey at theCatalina Station nearTucson, Arizona, United States. It has not been observed since 2008.[1] Thisunusual object is estimated around 9–23.5 kilometers (5.6–15 miles) in diameter.[5]
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