(2012 DQ8)
Gate D8. Data: NASA/JPL-Caltech, presented by Arrivals.earth.
Object
- Designation
- 2012 DQ8
- Kind
- asteroid
- Orbit class
- ATE
- Gate
- D8
- Classification
- SOLAR
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 21.28
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity (e)
- 0.148
- Semi-major axis (au)
- 0.9599
- Perihelion distance (au)
- 0.818
- Inclination (deg)
- 29.78
- Ascending node (deg)
- 342.75
- Argument of perihelion (deg)
- 0.05
- Mean anomaly (deg)
- 242.55
- Epoch (JD)
- 2461200.5
- Period (days)
- 343
- Earth MOID (au)
- 0.111
- Observation arc (days)
- 5125
- Observations used
- 150
- First observed
- 2012-02-21
- Last observed
- 2026-03-04
Close approaches to Earth
| Time (UTC, 3-sigma uncertainty applies) | Distance (au) | Relative velocity (km/s) |
|---|
| 2027-09-08 18:53:00 | 0.1911 | 17.58 |
JPL Small-Body Database record