2012 TV
Near-Earth asteroid in 2012/2022
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2012 TV is a near-Earth Apollo asteroid with an estimated diameter of 30 metres (98 ft).[2] Its closest approach to the Earth was on 7 October 2012, with a distance of 0.0017 astronomical units (250,000 km; 160,000 mi).[3] It also approached the Moon an hour earlier with a distance of 0.0028 astronomical units (420,000 km; 260,000 mi).[3] With a short observation arc of 1.8 days, the asteroid is listed on the Sentry Risk Table and has a 1:500,000 chance of impacting Earth on 2 April 2081.[2]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Tenagra II Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nogales, Arizona |
| Discovery date | October 5, 2012 |
| Designations | |
| 2012 TV | |
| MPO 240124 | |
Apollo  NEO risk listed[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 2022-Jan-21 (JD 2459600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 7 | |
| Observation arc | 1.8 days[2] |
| Aphelion | 2.361 AU (353.2 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.6439 AU (96.33 Gm) |
| 1.502 AU (224.7 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5714 |
| 1.84 yr (672.7 d) | |
| 348° | |
| 0° 32m 6.72s /day[1] | |
| Inclination | 5.54° |
| 193.4° | |
| 2022-Feb-12.6 ± 1.5 days | |
| 270.0° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.002 AU (300,000 km)[3] |
| Mercury MOID | 0.34112 AU (51,031,000 km)[1] |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.83676 AU (424.373 Gm)[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 24–54 meters |
| 0.0525 hr[3] | |
| 25.2[3] | |
As it will come to perihelion in mid-February 2022, it will be approaching Earth from the direction of the Sun. The closest approach possible during April 2022 is 0.66 LD (250,000 km), but it is expected to pass millions of kilometers from Earth.[3]
