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) | |
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.
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