2012 EG5

Near-Earth asteroid February 2018 yes #FFC2E0 2012 EG 5 April-1-2012-EG5-orbit.jpg The orbit of the asteroid 2012 EG5 during its flyby on 1 April 2012. The asteroids path is shown by the blue line. 2012 EG5 http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=✓&object_id=2012+EG5 Minor Planet Center 16 August 2017 Pan-STARRS 13 March 2012 Haleakala Observatory, Haleakalā, Hawaii 2012 EG 5 ApolloNEO MPO 230288 (2012 EG5) 3601275 20 August 2017 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) 3 21 d 3.31229 AU Gm on on 0.98483 AU Gm on 2.14856 AU Gm on 0.54163 3.15 yr (1150.32 d)3.15 yr 3.02915° 192.919° 256.02° 16.002° 0.0000309134 AU km on 0.54576 AU km on 0.29240 hr 24.3 0.31292 ms /day 1.64413 AU Gm on 2012 EG 5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 47 m us. The asteroid was discovered on 13 March 2012. The asteroid came within 0.001539 AU km mi on on of Earth during its closest approach on 1 April 2012, 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. It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 1 April 2012. References http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2012eg5.html NEO Earth Close Approaches: 2012 EG5 NASA JPL Near-Earth Object Program 2006-08-05 1 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120327161911/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2012eg5.html 27 March 2012 dead Date/Time Removed NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/removed.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020602101400/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/removed.html dead 2002-06-02 External links 2012+EG5 2012EG5 # Category:Minor planet object articles (unnumbered) # # 20120401 20120313