Near-Earth object / ID: 2006063
6063 Jason 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 1.7km - 3.7km across. It has been followed since 1960-10-22 across 1328 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2045-May-30 03:31, passing at 439.695 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
0.076 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
6.23 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
439.695 LD
Miss distance (km)
169,093,734 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.527 AU
Aphelion
3.912 AU
Orbital period
1207.9 days
Inclination
4.963°
Eccentricity
0.763
Semi-major axis
2.220 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.7km - 3.7km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
16.0 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,328