2018 FC4

2018 FC4 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).

2018 FC4
Discovery
Discovered byMt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery date21 March 2018
Designations
2018 FC4
Martian L5
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc790 days (2.16 yr)
Aphelion1.5498684 AU (231.85701 Gm)
Perihelion1.497823 AU (224.0711 Gm)
1.5238457 AU (227.96407 Gm)
Eccentricity0.017077
1.88 yr (687.0841 d)
4.660°
0° 31m 26.232s /day
Inclination22.1437°
187.55390°
52.009°
Earth MOID0.507683 AU (75.9483 Gm)
Jupiter MOID3.41333 AU (510.627 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions200 m
0.5-0.05 (assumed)
21.3
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