Near-Earth object / ID: 2004954
4954 Eric 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 8.3km - 18.5km across. It has been followed since 1975-06-07 across 7745 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2169-Mar-24 15:46, passing at 24.493 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
0.194 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
12.22 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
24.493 LD
Miss distance (km)
9,419,116 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.102 AU
Aphelion
2.901 AU
Orbital period
1034.3 days
Inclination
17.426°
Eccentricity
0.449
Semi-major axis
2.002 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
8.3km - 18.5km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
12.5 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
7,745