6005 (1989 BD) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1989 BD as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1989 BD orbits the sun every 1,620 days (4.44 years), coming as close as 2.30 AU and reaching as far as 3.11 AU from the sun. 1989 BD is about 9.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
1989 BD's spectral type None (Tholen) / C (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain water, iron, nickel, cobalt, nitrogen, and ammonia.
1989 BD's orbit is 1.33 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
1989 BD's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 29, 1989. It was last officially observed on Dec. 22, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,810 observations used to determine its orbit.
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