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2012 TV

2012 TV

Near-Earth asteroid in 2012/2022

2012 TV is a near-Earth Apollo asteroid with an estimated diameter of 30 metres (98 ft).[2] Its closest approach to the Earth was on October 7, 2012 with a distance of 0.0017 astronomical units (250,000 km; 160,000 mi).[3] It also approached the Moon an hour earlier with a distance of 0.0028 astronomical units (420,000 km; 260,000 mi).[3] With a short observation arc of 1.8 days, the asteroid is listed on the Sentry Risk Table and has a 1:500,000 chance of impacting Earth on April 2, 2081.[2]

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As it will come to perihelion in mid-February 2022, it will be approaching Earth from the direction of the Sun. The closest approach possible during April 2022 is 0.66 LD (250,000 km), but it is expected to pass millions of kilometers from Earth.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2012 TV". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Earth Impact Risk Summary: 2012 TV". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    "(2012 TV)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3609661. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Horizons Batch for 2022-Apr-05 03:53 UT". JPL Horizons. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.


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