(5604) 1992 FE

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(5604) 1992 FE
Discovery
Synodic rotation period
5.3375 h (0.22240 d)}[1]
0.48[1]
17.1[1][2]

(5604) 1992 FE is an Aten-type near-Earth minor planet. It was discovered by Robert H. McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in Canberra, Australia, on March 26, 1992. The asteroid is 550 meters (1,800 ft) in diameter.[1]

The asteroid has a Venus minimum orbit intersection distance (Venus–MOID) of 0.0059 AU (880,000 km; 550,000 mi).[2] On April 7, 2015 the asteroid passed 0.00717 AU (1,073,000 km; 666,000 mi) from Venus.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5604 (1992 FE)" (last observation: 2012-04-20). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "(5604) 1992 FE Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ^ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 5604 (1992 FE)" (last observation: 2012-04-20). Retrieved 14 June 2012.

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