2012 TV
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Tenagra II Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nogales, Arizona |
| Discovery date | October 5, 2012 |
| Designations | |
| 2012 TV | |
| MPO 240124 | |
Apollo  NEO | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 5[1] | |
| Observation arc | 2[1] d |
| Aphelion | 2.36108 AU (353.213 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.64359 AU (96.280 Gm) |
| 1.50233 AU (224.745 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.57161 |
| 1.84 yr (672.587 d) 1.84 yr | |
| 211.68° | |
| 0° 32m 6.72s /day[1] | |
| Inclination | 5.54234° |
| 193.553° | |
| 269.86° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00185 AU (277,000 km)[2] |
| Mercury MOID | 0.34112 AU (51,031,000 km)[1] |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.83676 AU (424.373 Gm)[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.0525 hr[2] | |
| 25.2[2] | |
2012 TV is a near-Earth Apollo asteroid with an estimated diameter of 50 metres (160 ft).[3] Its closest approach to the Earth was on October 7, 2012 with a distance of 0.0017 astronomical units (250,000 km; 160,000 mi).[2] It also approached the Moon an hour earlier with a distance of 0.0028 astronomical units (420,000 km; 260,000 mi)[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2012 TV". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "(2012 TV)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3609661. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121026093729/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2012tv.html
External links
- 2012 TV at the JPL Small-Body Database
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