Asteroids

2012FP35 help

Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.749

Aphelion (Q)

1.983

Eccentricity (e)

0.452

Inclination (i)

9.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

583.2

Earth MOID

0.00150

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-09-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05483

8202545

Maximum Brightness

24.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.9

mag

Diameter

7 - 16*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2012-03-24

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.366050

1-sigma variation

0.000075

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.451629

1-sigma variation

0.000073

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.9769

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

185.2978

1-sigma variation

0.0014

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

79.1299

1-sigma variation

0.0020

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

43.61791

1-sigma variation

0.44486

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.749102

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.982998

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004355

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.186944

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001502

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

583.1741

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.56741E-9	5.48091E-9	1.20197E-7	1.07060E-7	-1.49693E-7	-3.31931E-5
e	5.48091E-9	5.39628E-9	1.18353E-7	1.05396E-7	-1.47265E-7	-3.26773E-5
i	1.20197E-7	1.18353E-7	2.59860E-6	2.31133E-6	-3.22714E-6	-7.16617E-4
Ω	1.07060E-7	1.05396E-7	2.31133E-6	2.05876E-6	-2.87869E-6	-6.38298E-4
ω	-1.49693E-7	-1.47265E-7	-3.22714E-6	-2.87869E-6	4.04445E-6	8.92483E-4
M	-3.31931E-5	-3.26773E-5	-7.16617E-4	-6.38298E-4	8.92483E-4	1.97898E-1

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.87

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

7 - 16*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

4888

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.498503

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2012-03-24.25855

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2012-03-26.203404

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

62 (4)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2012FP35 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1954-03-22 05:09	> 1 w	0.0705911	0.0016865	0.2267985
EARTH	1990-04-16 06:31	> 1 d	0.1821153	0.0980727	0.0282982
EARTH	1993-09-12 09:17	> 1 d	0.0656639	0.0553711	0.0097035
EARTH	2001-03-28 05:08	1220.8	0.0275313	0.0004869	0.0124763
EARTH	2004-09-05 17:20	848.6	0.0920468	0.0718112	0.0073459
EARTH	2012-03-26 05:50	< 1 s	0.0010709	0.0010703	0.0000002
EARTH	2020-03-19 17:28	644.6	0.1156275	0.0888759	0.0089172
EARTH	2023-09-14 19:24	793.3	0.1085029	0.0806679	0.0098499
EARTH	2031-09-09 06:44	1255.3	0.0548306	0.0534490	0.0033280
EARTH	2039-09-02 15:15	> 1 d	0.1204930	0.0560127	0.0257259
EARTH	2087-04-03 04:44	> 1 w	0.0887297	0.0009387	0.0887830
EARTH	2095-03-27 21:58	> 1 d	0.0067493	0.0036283	0.0389788

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
306.57765651	82.64360037	0.00150164	MINIMUM
56.20513993	245.21314452	0.05373199	MINIMUM
2.12571557	165.23477216	0.29867560	SADDLE
180.74929636	342.66965445	1.02143867	SADDLE
0.96200766	343.28913078	1.72841990	SADDLE
180.11605348	162.28353814	2.99057326	MAXIMUM

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