2012 FP₃₅

2012 FP₃₅ is an Apollo asteroid about 11 meters in diameter, that made some close approaches to Earth.[2] It orbits the Sun every 583.2 days, in an ellipse between 0.749 AU and 1.983.[2] It was discovered on March 24, 2012 by the Catalina Sky Survey.[2]

2012 FP35

Discovery
Discovered by	Catalina Sky Survey
Discovery date	March 24, 2012
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 6
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	1.60 yr (583.14 d)
Mean anomaly	104.24°
Mean motion	0° 37^m 2.46^s /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

This asteroids was calculated to have passed roughly 0.22 AU (33,000,000 km; 20,000,000 mi) from Earth on September 20, 2015.[3] It came within 0.00107 AU (160,000 km; 99,000 mi) of Earth on March 26, 2012.[4] The asteroid is about 7–15 meters in diameter.

The size of the asteroid is estimated from the absolute magnitude.[2]

See also

• 2012 FN
• List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2012

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2012 FP35)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
3. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2012FP35;cad=1
4. Malik, Tariq (26 March 2012). "2 Small Asteroids Give Earth a Close Shave". SPACE.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

External links

• 2012 FP35 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters