| Discovered by | NEAT at Haleakalā |
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| Discovery date | January 15, 2002 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2002 AJ129 |
| Minor planet category |
Apollo,[1] Mercury crosser, Venus crosser, Earth crosser, Mars crosser |
| Epoch August 27, 2011 (2455800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.62528681 AU (Q) |
| Perihelion | 0.11663558 AU (q) |
| Semi-major axis | 1.370961198 AU (a) |
| Eccentricity | 0.91492423 |
| Orbital period | 1.60526208 yr (586.321975 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 17.58192° (M) |
| Inclination | 15.49390° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 138.16772° |
| Argument of perihelion | 210.89086° |
| Dimensions | 0.5–1.2 km[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.5[1] or 18.7[2] |
(276033) 2002 AJ129, also written as 2002 AJ129, is a Mercury-crossing asteroid. It has the second-smallest perihelion of all numbered asteroids, after (137924) 2000 BD19.[4]
It is classified as an Apollo asteroid[1] because it is a near-Earth asteroid with a semi-major axis larger than Earth's.
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