2004 FU162

2004 FU162
Designations
2004 FU162
Aten · NEO[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 5 April 2004 (JD 2453100.5)
Uncertainty parameter 9
Observation arc44 minutes[2][a]
(only 4 observations)
Aphelion1.1511 AU
Perihelion0.5026 AU
0.8269 AU
Eccentricity0.3922
0.75 yr (275 days)
262.67°
1° 18m 39.24s / day
Inclination4.1647°
191.25°
139.78°
Earth MOID0.0001 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4–12 meters (estimated)
28.7[1]

2004 FU162 is an Aten near-Earth asteroid less than 20 meters in diameter crudely estimated to have passed roughly 6500 km above the surface of Earth[b] on 31 March 2004.

It was only observed for 44 minutes on 31 March 2004,[a] by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) team at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexico, and remains a lost asteroid.[2] The estimated 4 to 6 meter sized body made one of the closest known approaches to Earth.

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