Near-Earth object / ID: 2003838
3838 Epona 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 2km - 4.4km across. It has been followed since 1986-11-30 across 2489 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2034-Nov-07 15:09, passing at 77.004 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
0.159 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
29.83 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
77.004 LD
Miss distance (km)
29,613,314 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.448 AU
Aphelion
2.563 AU
Orbital period
674.4 days
Inclination
29.181°
Eccentricity
0.703
Semi-major axis
1.505 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
2km - 4.4km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
15.7 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
2,489