Near-Earth object / ID: 2004544
4544 Xanthus 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 884m - 2km across. It has been followed since 1989-03-30 across 2942 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2028-Jan-05 13:28, passing at 47.414 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
0.174 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
10.33 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
47.414 LD
Miss distance (km)
18,234,032 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.781 AU
Aphelion
1.303 AU
Orbital period
388.5 days
Inclination
14.143°
Eccentricity
0.250
Semi-major axis
1.042 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
884m - 2km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.4 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
2,942