Near-Earth object / ID: 2002202
2202 Pele is a near-Earth object of the AMO orbit class — Near-Earth asteroid orbits similar to that of 1221 Amor. Radar and photometric estimates put it between 1.1km - 2.4km across. It has been followed since 1972-09-07 across 1409 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2083-Oct-08 16:43, passing at 56.477 LD. It is not classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Data source: NASA NeoWs API
Visualization: mesh render
Hazard analysis
PHA status
Not hazardous
Min. orbit intersection
0.143 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
6.65 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
56.477 LD
Miss distance (km)
21,719,315 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.116 AU
Aphelion
3.465 AU
Orbital period
1266.2 days
Inclination
8.743°
Eccentricity
0.513
Semi-major axis
2.291 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.1km - 2.4km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.0 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
1,409