Astronomy:2008 FF5

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2008 FF5
Discovery[1]
Discovered byMt. Lemmon Survey (G96)
1.5-m reflector
Discovery date28 March 2008
Designations
Minor planet category
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 March 2008 (JD 2454556.5)
Uncertainty parameter 9
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}4.49421629 astronomical unit|AU (672.325187 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.079138425 AU (11.8389399 Gm)
2.28667736 AU (342.082064 Gm)
Eccentricity0.96539152
Orbital period3.46 yr (1263.0 d)
Mean anomaly12.042691°
Mean motion0° 17m 6.123s / day
Inclination2.6285675°
Longitude of ascending node15.296731°
19.899259°
Earth MOID0.00725225 AU (1,084,921 km)
Jupiter MOID0.964477 AU (144.2837 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions70–160 m[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)23.1


2008 FF5 is the asteroid with the second-smallest known perihelion of any known object orbiting the Sun. Its extreme orbital eccentricity brings it within 0.079 AU of the Sun (26% of Mercury's perihelion) and as far as 4.487 AU from the Sun (well beyond the orbit of Mars).

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