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2012 EG5

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2012 EG5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 47 meters (154 ft).[3] The asteroid was discovered on March 13, 2012. The asteroid came within 0.001539 AU (230,200 km; 143,100 mi) of Earth during its closest approach on April 1, 2012,[2] just over half the distance between Earth and the Moon's orbit. It was briefly listed on the Sentry Risk Table with a 1 in 2,778,000 chance of an impact in 2107.[3] It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 1 April 2012.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "2012 EG5". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. [2]
    "(2012 EG5)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3601275. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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    "WayBack Machine archive from 27 March 2012". Wayback Machine. 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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    "Date/Time Removed". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.


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