(276033) 2002 AJ129
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | NEAT at Haleakalā |
| Discovery date | 15 January 2002 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2002 AJ129 |
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Apollo,[1] Mercury crosser, Venus crosser, Earth crosser, Mars crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics[1][3] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 5194 days (14.22 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.62550212 AU (392.769527 Gm) (Q) |
| Perihelion | 0.11639739 AU (17.412802 Gm) (q) |
| 1.370949753 AU (205.0911639 Gm) (a) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.91509726 (e) |
| 1.61 yr (586.31 d) | |
| 279.86639° (M) | |
| 0° 36m 50.417s / day (n) | |
| Inclination | 15.479462° (i) |
| 138.12977° (Ω) | |
| 210.92925° (ω) | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00601105 AU (899,240 km) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.83418 AU (423.987 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 4.194 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 0.5–1.2 km[2] |
| 18.7[1] or 18.7[2] | |
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(276033) 2002 AJ129, also written as 2002 AJ129, is a Mercury-crossing asteroid. It has the fourth-smallest perihelion of all numbered asteroids, after (137924) 2000 BD19, (374158) 2004 UL, and (386454) 2008 XM.[4]
It is classified as an Apollo asteroid[1] because it is a near-Earth asteroid with a semi-major axis larger than Earth's.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 276033 (2002 AJ129)". March 13, 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 NeoDys-2 Retrieved 2011 September 13
- ↑ AstDys-2 Retrieved 2011 September 13
- ↑ List of asteroids with q<0.3075 AU generated by the JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine Retrieved 2011 September 10
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