2012 TV

2012 TV
Discovery[1]
Discovered byTenagra II Observatory
Discovery siteNogales, Arizona
Discovery dateOctober 5, 2012
Designations
2012 TV
MPO 240124
Apollo Apollo
NEO
risk listed[2]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 2022-Jan-21 (JD 2459600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 7
Observation arc1.8 days[2]
Aphelion2.361 AU (353.2 Gm)
Perihelion0.6439 AU (96.33 Gm)
1.502 AU (224.7 Gm)
Eccentricity0.5714
1.84 yr (672.7 d)
348°
0° 32m 6.72s /day[1]
Inclination5.54°
193.4°
2022-Feb-12.6 ± 1.5 days
270.0°
Earth MOID0.002 AU (300,000 km)[3]
Mercury MOID0.34112 AU (51,031,000 km)[1]
Jupiter MOID2.83676 AU (424.373 Gm)[1]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions24–54 meters
0.0525 hr[3]
25.2[3]

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]

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]

2022 close approach[3]
Date JPL SBDB
nominal geocentric
distance 		uncertainty
region
(3-sigma)
2022-04-05.2 ± 4.3 days 7.4 million km ± 11.6 million km[4]
  1. ^ a b c d "2012 TV". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference sentry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "(2012 TV)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 3609661. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Horizons2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).