(277810) 2006 FV35

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(277810) 2006 FV35
Discovery [1] [2]
Discovered by Spacewatch
Discovery site Kitt Peak National Obs.
Discovery date29 March 2006
Designations
(277810) 2006 FV35
2006 FV35
Apollo  · NEO [2]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc 30.00 yr (10 959 days)
Aphelion 1.3794 AU
Perihelion 0.6235 AU
1.0014 AU
Eccentricity 0.3774
1.002 yr (366.04 days)
76.6882°
0° 59m 0.6s / day
Inclination 7.1049°
179.46°
170.77°
Earth  MOID 0.1047 AU ·40.8 LD
Physical characteristics
130–300 m [3] : 2989 
21.72 [2]  ·21.915 [4]

    (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 path of Venus.

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    Discovery

    2006 FV35 was discovered on 29 March 2006 by astronomer J. V. Scotti using the Spacewatch 0.9 meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Scotti was working as a part of the Spacewatch survey project, and the asteroid's discovery was announced by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) in a Minor Planets Electronic Circular on 31 March. [6] It was given the number (277810) by the MPC on 17 May 2011. [7] As of November 2025, it remains unnamed; 2006 FV35 is its provisional designation. [2] [1]

    Orbit

    An orbital diagram of 2006 FV35, with the ecliptic grid and the orbits of the inner planets shown. 2006FV35orbit.png
    An orbital diagram of 2006 FV35, with the ecliptic grid and the orbits of the inner planets shown.

    2006 FV35 orbits the Sun with a semi-major axis of 1.001 astronomical units (AU), taking 366.04 days—almost exactly one year—to complete one orbit. It is classified as a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) and an Apollo asteroid; [2] Apollo asteroids cross Earth's orbit and have semi-major axes above 1 AU. [8] It has a low orbital inclination of 7.1° from the ecliptic plane and a high orbital eccentricity of 0.377, intersecting the orbit of Venus. Due to its high eccentricity, its distance to the Sun varies from 0.62 AU at perihelion to 1.38 AU at aphelion. [2] [5] : 491 

    2006 FV35 is a quasi-satellite of Earth, participating in a 1:1 mean-motion resonance with the planet. [5] : 488–489  Quasi-satellites have principal libration angles [a] that librate around 0°, [5] : 488  appearing to distantly orbit Earth from its perspective despite never entering its Hill sphere. [9] Currently, 2006 FV35's principal resonant angle librates with an amplitude of 25° and a period of about 200 years. Its quasi-satellite loop is relatively wide, remaining about 0.64 AU distant from Earth. [5] : 491  All of Earth's known quasi-satellites are temporary, and their orbits will eventually evolve into other NEA dynamical configurations in the future. [9] 2006 FV35 has been a quasi-satellite for about 10,000 years, and will remain one for 800 more years before a close encounter with Venus (within 0.05 AU) perturbs it from that state. Thereafter, it will likely remain an Earth co-orbital, transitioning between horseshoe, tadpole, and passing configurations. [5] : 492 

    Physical properties

    2006 FV35's physical properties are poorly known. Using its absolute magnitude of 21.7, it has a calculated diameter of 130–300 metres (430–980 ft) for an assumed albedo of 0.20–0.04. [3] : 2989  [b]

    Accessibility

    With a semi-major axis of almost exactly 1 AU, 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

    Notes

    1. ↑ Where and are the mean longitudes of 2006 FV35 and Earth, respectively
    2. ↑ An assumed albedo of 0.20 corresponds to an S-type asteroid while an assumed albedo of 0.04 corresponds to a C-type asteroid. [10]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "277810 (2006 FV35)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 277810 (2006 FV35)" (2017-03-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
    3. 1 2 de la Fuente Marcos, C.; de la Fuente Marcos, R. (21 October 2014). "Asteroid 2014 OL339: yet another Earth quasi-satellite". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445 (3): 2985–2994. arXiv: 1409.5588 . Bibcode:2014MNRAS.445.2961D. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stu1978 .
    4. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
    6. ↑ Minor Planet Center Staff (31 March 2025). "MPEC 2006-F58 : 2006 FV35". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. 2006-F58. Minor Planet Center. Bibcode:2006MPEC....F...58G . Retrieved 1 November 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    7. ↑ "M.P.C. 75033" (PDF). Minor Planet Circulars. Minor Planet Center. 17 May 2011. p. 265. Retrieved 1 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    8. ↑ "NEO Groups". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Archived from the original on 2 February 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
    9. 1 2 Stahl, Asa (21 May 2024). "Earth's quasi-moons, minimoons, and ghost moons". The Planetary Society. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
    10. ↑ Gerhard Hahn. "EARN: 2006 FV35". Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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