2008 FF5

2008 FF5

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96) 1.5-m reflector
Discovery date	2008-03-28
Designations
Minor planet category	Mercury crosser, Venus crosser, Apollo Asteroid, Earth crosser, Mars crosser
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 March 2008 (JD 2454556.5)
Uncertainty parameter 9
Aphelion	4.49421629 AU (672.325187 Gm)
Perihelion	0.079138425 AU (11.8389399 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.28667736 AU (342.082064 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.96539152
Orbital period	3.46 yr (1263.0 d)
Mean anomaly	12.042691°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 6.123^s /day
Inclination	2.6285675°
Longitude of ascending node	15.296731°
Argument of perihelion	19.899259°
Earth MOID	0.00725225 AU (1,084,921 km)
Jupiter MOID	0.964477 AU (144.2837 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	70–160 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).

References

1. "MPEC 2008-F50 : 2008 FF5". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-05. (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 2014-03-07.

External links

• 2008 FF5 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters