2022 EB5 was a small, metre-sized Apollo near-Earth asteroid that impacted Earth's atmosphere at 21:22 UTC on 11 March 2022, over the Arctic Ocean southwest of the Norwegian island Jan Mayen. With an atmospheric entry speed of 18 km/s (11 mi/s), the asteroid's impact generated a 4-kiloton-equivalent fireball that was detected by infrasound from Greenland and Norway.[7][8] A bright flash possibly associated with the event was reported by observers from Northern Iceland.[8]
| Discovery[1][2] | |
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| Discovered by | K. Sárneczky |
| Discovery site | Piszkéstető Stn. |
| Discovery date | 11 March 2022 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | 2022 EB5 |
Alternative designations | Sar2593[3] |
Minor planet category | NEO[lower-alpha 1] · Apollo[6][1] |
| Orbital characteristics[6] | |
| Epoch 11 March 2022 (JD 2459649.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 6 | |
| Observation arc | 1.9 hours[1] |
| Aphelion | 4.772 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.888 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.830 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.6863 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.76 yr (1,738 days) |
Mean anomaly | 353.614° |
Mean motion | 0° 12m 25.472s / day |
| Inclination | 10.422° |
Longitude of ascending node | 350.992° |
Time of perihelion | July 2017 (last perihelion) |
Argument of perihelion | 222.416° |
| Earth MOID | 3717 km |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.661 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 2 m[4] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 31.40±0.25[6] |
It was discovered by astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky at Konkoly Observatory's Piszkéstető Station in Budapest, Hungary about two hours before impact.[2][8] 2022 EB5 is one of only 5 asteroids to be discovered before Earth impact (along with 2014 AA, 2018 LA, 2008 TC3, and 2019 MO.)[8][4] It was briefly listed on the Minor Planet Center's Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page under the temporary designation Sar2593.[3]

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