| Minorplanet: | yes |
| Background: |
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| Discovery Ref: | [1] |
| Discoverer: | Pan-STARRS |
| Discovered: | March 13, 2012 |
| Discovery Site: | Haleakala Observatory, Haleakalā, Hawaii |
| Mpc Name: | 2012 EG5 |
| Mp Category: | NEO |
| Alt Names: | MPO 230288 |
| Orbit Ref: | [2] |
| Epoch: | 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) |
| Uncertainty: | 3 |
| Observation Arc: | 21 d |
| Aphelion: | 3.31229abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Perihelion: | 0.98483AU |
| Semimajor: | 2.14856AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.54163 |
| Period: | 3.15 yr (1150.32 d) 3.15 yr |
| Inclination: | 3.02915° |
| Asc Node: | 192.919° |
| Mean Anomaly: | 256.02° |
| Arg Peri: | 16.002° |
| Moid: | 3.09134E-05AU |
| Mercury Moid: | 0.54576AU |
| Sidereal Day: | 0.29240 hr |
| Abs Magnitude: | 24.3 |
| Mean Motion: | /day |
| Jupiter Moid: | 1.64413AU |
2012 EG5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 47m (154feet). The asteroid was discovered on March 13, 2012. The asteroid came within 0.001539abbr=onNaNabbr=on of Earth during its closest approach on April 1, 2012,[2] just over half the distance between Earth and the Moon's orbit. It was briefly listed on the Sentry Risk Table with a 1 in 2,778,000 chance of an impact in 2107. It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 1 April 2012.