2012 FP35 is an Apollo asteroid about 11 meters in diameter that makes close approaches to Earth.[2] It orbits the Sun every 583.2 days, in an ellipse between 0.749 AU and 1.983 AU from the Sun.[2] It was discovered on March 24, 2012 by the Catalina Sky Survey.[2]
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Discovered by | Catalina Sky Survey |
Discovery date | March 24, 2012 |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 6 | |
Observation arc | 2 days |
Aphelion | 1.98245 AU (296.570 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.74954 AU (112.130 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 1.36599 AU (204.349 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.45128 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 1.60 yr (583.14 d) |
Mean anomaly | 104.24° |
Mean motion | 0° 37m 2.46s /day |
Inclination | 8.9764° |
Longitude of ascending node | 185.36° |
Argument of perihelion | 79.010° |
Earth MOID | 0.00128544 AU (192,299 km) |
Jupiter MOID | 3.134 AU (468.8 Gm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 7–15 meters |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 27.9 |
It may have passed as close as 0.00036 AU (54,000 km; 33,000 mi) from Earth in late March 2001, but more likely passed 0.02 AU from Earth.[1] It came within 0.00107 AU (160,000 km; 99,000 mi) of Earth on March 26, 2012.[1][3] The asteroid is about 7–15 meters in diameter.
The size of the asteroid is estimated from the absolute magnitude.[2]
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