Near-Earth object / ID: 2002608
2608 Seneca 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 848m - 1.9km across. It has been followed since 1978-02-17 across 83 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2035-Jun-09 02:10, passing at 723.956 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
0.154 AU
Orbit uncertainty
1 / 9
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
7.87 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
723.956 LD
Miss distance (km)
278,412,190 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.101 AU
Aphelion
3.960 AU
Orbital period
1470.3 days
Inclination
14.429°
Eccentricity
0.565
Semi-major axis
2.531 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
848m - 1.9km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.5 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
83