2008 FF5

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2008 FF5
Discovery
Perihelion
0.079138425 AU (11.8389399 Gm)
2.28667736 AU (342.082064 Gm)
Eccentricity0.96539152
3.46 yr (1263.0 d)
12.042691°
0° 17m 6.123s / day
Inclination2.6285675°
15.296731°
19.899259°
Earth MOID0.00725225 AU (1,084,921 km)
Jupiter MOID0.964477 AU (144.2837 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions70–160 m[3]
23.1

2008 FF5 is the asteroid with the second-smallest known

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
).

References

  1. IAU Minor Planet Center
    . 29 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2014. (K08F05F)
  2. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2008 FF5)" (2008-04-08 last obs (arc=11 days)). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ^ "NEODyS 2008 FF5". Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

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