Near-Earth object / ID: 2003908
3908 Nyx 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 860m - 1.9km across. It has been followed since 1980-08-06 across 1985 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2079-Sep-19 14:07, passing at 63.438 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
0.056 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
9.50 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
63.438 LD
Miss distance (km)
24,396,468 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.043 AU
Aphelion
2.813 AU
Orbital period
977.7 days
Inclination
2.186°
Eccentricity
0.459
Semi-major axis
1.928 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
860m - 1.9km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.4 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
1,985