(277810) 2006 FV35

(277810) 2006 FV35, provisional designation 2006 FV35, is a sub-kilometer near-Earth asteroid in the dynamical Apollo asteroid group, discovered by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, on 29 March 2006.[1] It is a quasi-satellite of Earth.[5] It is also notable for having a low delta-v requirement for rendezvous.[4] Although its orbital period is almost exactly 1 year, the orbit of 2006 FV35 has a high eccentricity which causes it to cross the paths of both Venus and Mars.

(277810) 2006 FV35
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered bySpacewatch
Discovery siteKitt Peak National Obs.
Discovery date29 March 2006
Designations
(277810) 2006 FV35
2006 FV35
Apollo · NEO[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc21.98 yr (8,029 days)
Aphelion1.3794 AU
Perihelion0.6233 AU
1.0013 AU
Eccentricity0.3775
1.00 yr (366 days)
5.8541°
0° 59m 0.96s / day
Inclination7.1041°
179.51°
170.85°
Earth MOID0.1047 AU · 40.8 LD
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
140–320 m[3]
21.8[2] · 21.915[4]

    Transfer energy

    With a semi-major axis of almost exactly 1 astronomical unit, 2006 FV35 has a relatively low transfer energy from Earth. The delta-v required to transfer to the asteroid varies between 11 and 13 km/s; this change in delta-v oscillates over an approximately 200-year period with the current transfer cost near its maximum of 13 km/s.[4]

    See also

    References

    1. "277810 (2006 FV35)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
    2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 277810 (2006 FV35)" (2017-03-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
    3. Gerhard Hahn. "EARN: 2006 FV35". Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
    4. Stacey, R. Greg; Connors, Martin (February 2009). "Delta-v requirements for earth co-orbital rendezvous missions". Icarus. (Proof) (7): 822. Bibcode:2009P&SS...57..822G. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2009.01.013.
    5. Wajer, P. (2010). "Dynamical evolution of Earth's quasi-satellites: 2004 GU9 and 2006 FV35" (PDF). Icarus. 209 (2): 488–493. Bibcode:2010Icar..209..488W. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.05.012.
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