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(5604) 1992 FE

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Discovery date  26 March 1992
Observation arc  11303 days (30.95 yr)
Absolute magnitude  17.1
Discoverer  Robert H. McNaught
Asteroid group  Aten asteroid
Minor planet category  Aten NEO, PHA
Discovered  26 March 1992
Orbits  Sun
Discovery site  Siding Spring Observatory
Discovered by  Robert H. McNaught Siding Spring (413)
Aphelion  1.3058 AU (195.34 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion  0.55165 AU (82.526 Gm) (q)
Similar  Sun, Solar System, 3362 Khufu, 4183 Cuno, 2100 Ra‑Shalom

(5604) 1992 FE is an Aten-type near-Earth minor planet. It was discovered by Robert H. McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in Canberra, Australia, on March 26, 1992. The asteroid is 550 meters (1,800 ft) in diameter.

The asteroid has a Venus minimum orbit intersection distance (Venus–MOID) of 0.0059 AU (880,000 km; 550,000 mi). On April 7, 2015 the asteroid passed 0.00717 AU (1,073,000 km; 666,000 mi) from Venus.

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(5604) 1992 FE Wikipedia