Designations | |
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Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 5 | |
Aphelion | 2.4839 AU (371.59 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.71144 AU (106.430 Gm) |
Periastron | 94.628° |
1.5977 AU (239.01 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.55470 |
2.02 yr (737.60 d) | |
261.31° | |
0° 29m 17.052s / day | |
Inclination | 2.1932° |
69.515° | |
259.13° | |
Earth MOID | 0.000968708 AU (144,916.7 km) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ~4–10 metres[2] |
0.06057 h (3.634 min) | |
2012 KT42 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid first observed by astronomer Alex R. Gibbs of the Mount Lemmon Survey with a 1.5-meter reflecting telescope on 28 May 2012.