2012 KT 42
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Asteroid 2012 KT 42 |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 1.5973 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.5544 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.7117 AU - 2.4829 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.1942 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2.02 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 4 to 10 m |
| Absolute brightness | 28.8 mag |
| history | |
| Date of discovery | May 28, 2012 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
2012 KT 42 is a near-Earth asteroid from the Apollo-type . It was discovered on May 28, 2012 by Alex R. Gibbs at the Mount Lemmon Observatory ( observatory code G96) of the Catalina Sky Survey . 2012 KT 42 passed Earth on May 29, 2012 at a distance of approximately 14,400 km. This brought it closer to the earth than the orbit of the geostationary satellites . It has an estimated diameter of 4 to 10 meters.
There was no danger of collision with the Earth and the asteroid was therefore from the watch list (30 May 2012 Sentry Risk Table ) of the NASA removed.
See also
Web links
- Physical characteristics of 2012 KT 42 on nasa.gov
Individual evidence
- ↑ Newly discovered asteroid passes the earth Author: universetoday.com Date: May 29, 2012 (English)
- ↑ Sentry Risk Table Author: NASA / JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office, accessed October 30, 2012