2012 FP35

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]

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
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]

See also

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