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(276033) 2002 AJ129

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Discovered by
  
NEAT at Haleakalā

MPC designation
  
2002 AJ129

Discovered
  
15 January 2002

Discovery date
  
15 January 2002

Observation arc
  
5194 days (14.22 yr)

Asteroid group
  
Apollo asteroid

Minor planet category
  
Apollo,Mercury crosser,Venus crosser,Earth crosser,Mars crosser

Aphelion
  
2.62550212 AU (392.769527 Gm) (Q)

Discoverer
  
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking

(276033) 2002 AJ129, also written as 2002 AJ129, is a Mercury-crossing asteroid. It has the fourth-smallest perihelion of all numbered asteroids, after (137924) 2000 BD19, (374158) 2004 UL, and (386454) 2008 XM.

It is classified as an Apollo asteroid because it is a near-Earth asteroid with a semi-major axis larger than Earth's.

References

(276033) 2002 AJ129 Wikipedia
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