Near-Earth object / ID: 2005731
5731 Zeus 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 2.1km - 4.8km across. It has been followed since 1988-09-13 across 1607 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2029-Dec-08 14:39, passing at 38.448 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
0.065 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
18.18 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
38.448 LD
Miss distance (km)
14,786,114 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.787 AU
Aphelion
3.743 AU
Orbital period
1245.3 days
Inclination
11.201°
Eccentricity
0.652
Semi-major axis
2.265 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
2.1km - 4.8km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
15.5 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,607