Near-Earth object / ID: 2004197
4197 Morpheus 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 2.7km - 6km across. It has been followed since 1954-09-03 across 1226 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2033-Mar-14 22:04, passing at 674.315 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
0.099 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
8.77 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
674.315 LD
Miss distance (km)
259,321,467 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.522 AU
Aphelion
4.069 AU
Orbital period
1270.4 days
Inclination
12.605°
Eccentricity
0.773
Semi-major axis
2.296 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
2.7km - 6km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
15.0 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,226