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2012 BX34

2012 BX34 is a small Aten asteroid that made one of the closest recorded asteroid close approaches of Earth on 27 January 2012. It passed within 0.0004371 AU (65,390 km; 40,630 mi) of Earth during its closest approach at 15:25 GMT. 2012 BX34 measures around 8 meters (26 ft) across; if it had impacted in 2012, it would have been too small to pass through…

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Absolute magnitude (H)
27.6
Aphelion
1.0332 AU (154.56 Gm) (Q)
Apparent magnitude
~13.9 to 30.3
Argument of perihelion
335.834° (ω)
Average orbital speed
1.48200135°/day
Dimensions
~8 meters (26 ft)

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2012 BX34

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Avg. degree1.8
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related to External links · 32
2012 BX34 → Asteroid, Astro Bob, BBC, Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzes Earth, BX34, Close, Close Approach, Close Flyby, Discovery, Dynamic SiteEphemerides, Ephemeris, Ernesto Guido, ESA, Giovanni Sostero, January, JPL Small-Body DatabaseClose, July, MOID, Near Earth Objects, NeoDyS-2
Absolute magnitude (H) · 1
2012 BX34 → 27.6
Aphelion · 1
2012 BX34 → 1.0332 AU (154.56 Gm) (Q)
Apparent magnitude · 1
2012 BX34 → ~13.9 to 30.3
Argument of perihelion · 1
2012 BX34 → 335.834° (ω)
Average orbital speed · 1
2012 BX34 → 1.48200135°/day
Dimensions · 1
2012 BX34 → ~8 meters (26 ft)
Discovered by · 1
2012 BX34 → Catalina Sky Survey
Discovery date · 1
2012 BX34 → 25 January 2012
Earth MOID · 1
2012 BX34 → 0.000288322 AU (43,132.4 km)

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2012 bx34 earth close january approach magnitude au km 27 asteroid mi retrieved 11 july 2013 approaches small closest 25

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2012 BX34Absolute magnitude (H)27.61.00infobox
2012 BX34Aphelion1.0332 AU (154.56 Gm) (Q)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Apparent magnitude~13.9 to 30.31.00infobox
2012 BX34Argument of perihelion335.834° (ω)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Average orbital speed1.48200135°/day1.00infobox
2012 BX34Dimensions~8 meters (26 ft)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Discovered byCatalina Sky Survey1.00infobox
2012 BX34Discovery date25 January 20121.00infobox
2012 BX34Earth MOID0.000288322 AU (43,132.4 km)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Eccentricity0.35757 (e)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Inclination10.527° (i)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Jupiter MOID4.09701 AU (612.904 Gm)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Longitude of ascending node306.74° (Ω)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Mean anomaly211.76° (M)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Mean motion1.4845°/day (n)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Minor planet categoryAten1.00infobox
2012 BX34Orbital period (sidereal)0.66 yr (242.5 d)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Perihelion0.48892 AU (73.141 Gm) (q)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Semi-major axis0.76105 AU (113.851 Gm) (a)1.00infobox
2012 BX34Synodic rotation period1.80828 h (0.075345 d)1.00infobox
2012 BX34is asmall Aten asteroid that made one of the closest recorded asteroid close approaches of Earth on 27 January 20120.90text

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