* Astronomy

Orbital elements:
2012 EK5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0053 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
M 339.48148              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40351737     Peri.  240.31363     -0.42557856     +0.90481823
a   1.8136823      Node     4.56413     -0.75951742     -0.34894302
e   0.5552568      Incl.    9.89161     -0.49195140     -0.24401383
P   2.44           H   25.6           G   0.15           U   8

MPEC 2012 - E55

The 20 - 45 metre wide asteroid 2012 EK5 will make a close pass (5.8 lunar distances, 0.0150 AU), travelling at 15.42 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd March, 2012 @ 05:23 UT ±03:32.

See more

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