2008 FF5
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2008 FF5 is the asteroid with the second-smallest known perihelion of any known object orbiting the Sun. Its extreme orbital eccentricity brings it within 0.079 AU of the Sun (26% of Mercury's perihelion) and as far as 4.487 AU from the Sun (well beyond the orbit of Mars).
External links
- at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site · · · · · · · ·
- at ESA–space situational awareness · · · ·
- at the JPL Small-Body Database· · · · ·