Near-Earth object / ID: 2002329
2329 Orthos is a near-Earth object of the APO orbit class — Near-Earth asteroid orbits which cross the Earth’s orbit similar to that of 1862 Apollo. Radar and photometric estimates put it between 3.2km - 7.2km across. It has been followed since 1976-05-31 across 1999 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2027-Apr-14 09:23, passing at 667.008 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
0.094 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
5.79 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
667.008 LD
Miss distance (km)
256,511,358 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.837 AU
Aphelion
3.988 AU
Orbital period
1368.6 days
Inclination
24.496°
Eccentricity
0.653
Semi-major axis
2.412 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
3.2km - 7.2km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
14.6 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,999