(8035) 1992 TB is an Apollo asteroid, a type of

Near-Earth Object A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body orbiting the Sun whose closest approach to the Sun ( perihelion) is less than 1.3 times the Earth–Sun distance (astronomical unit, AU). This definition applies to the object's orbit a ...

. It is also a Venus-crosser and a Mars-crosser, although it doesn't make close approaches to

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...

Encounters with Venus and Earth

1992 TB makes close approaches to

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

, but often comes many times closer to

Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" planet for having almost the same size and mass, and the closest orbit to Earth's. While both are rocky planets, Venus has an atmosphere much thicker ...

. Soon after the discovery of the

asteroid An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). As ...

in 1992, a close approaches of Earth was made. Three years after it was discovered, 1992 TB came from Earth. In 2003, (8035) 1992 TB was listed as a

potentially hazardous object A potentially hazardous object (PHO) is a near-Earth object – either an asteroid or a comet – with an orbit that can make close approaches to the Earth and which is large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact. Th ...

, but has since been removed. However, 1992 TB is not expected to come within of Earth in the near future. On the other hand, 1992 TB can come much closer to Venus. Its next Venus encounter was in 29 May 2015, where it came from the planet. Its closest approach in the near future will be .

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