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Orbital elements:
2006 AL8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0550 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
M  13.15050              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16159380     Peri.   65.69524     +0.82348875     -0.36499935
a   3.3382556      Node   312.18982     -0.03734601     +0.72902759
e   0.8871925      Incl.   35.88776     +0.56610207     +0.57904598
P   6.10           H   18.3           G   0.15           U   2

MPEC 2012 - C17

The next close approach to the Earth-Moon system is on the 17th June, 2060 @ 20:35 UT ±00:01. 



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The 580 - 1300 metre wide asteroid 2006 AL8 will make a close pass (40.9 lunar distances, 0.1050 AU), travelling at 36.73 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 1st February, 2012 @ 20:37 UT ±10:17.

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The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).



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