2012 EG5

2012 EG5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 47 meters (154 ft).^[1] 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.^[1] It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 1 April 2012.^[3]

The orbit of the asteroid 2012 EG5 during its flyby on April 1, 2012. The asteroids path is shown by the blue line.

References

1. "WayBack Machine archive from 27 March 2012". Wayback Machine. 2006-08-05. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
2. "JPL Close-Approach Data: (2012 EG5)". 2012-04-03.
3. "Date/Time Removed". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office.

External links

• 2012 EG5 at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters