Near-Earth object / ID: 2003552
3552 Don Quixote 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 6.6km - 14.8km across. It has been followed since 1983-09-10 across 1774 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2051-Aug-17 17:26, passing at 309.600 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
0.342 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
9.51 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
309.600 LD
Miss distance (km)
119,062,986 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.250 AU
Aphelion
7.292 AU
Orbital period
3223.6 days
Inclination
31.053°
Eccentricity
0.707
Semi-major axis
4.271 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
6.6km - 14.8km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
13.0 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
1,774