Asteroid 2004 FH Passed Within a Tenth of the Earth-Moon

question 41

Multiple Choice

Asteroid 2004 FH passed within a tenth of the Earth-Moon distance in March 2004.When its period was found to be about nine months,it was classified as a(n) :

• A) short period comet.
• B) aten asteroid.
• C) apollo asteroid.
• D) amor asteroid.
• E) Kuiper Belt Object.

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