Near-Earth object / ID: 2006239
6239 Minos 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 509m - 1.1km across. It has been followed since 1983-01-09 across 2123 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2027-Aug-30 09:51, passing at 45.714 LD. JPL classifies it as a potentially hazardous asteroid, a label driven by its size and how close its orbit comes to ours — not by a predicted impact.
Data source: NASA NeoWs API
Visualization: mesh render
Hazard analysis
PHA status
Potentially hazardous
Min. orbit intersection
0.026 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
15.04 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
45.714 LD
Miss distance (km)
17,580,432 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.676 AU
Aphelion
1.626 AU
Orbital period
451.0 days
Inclination
3.941°
Eccentricity
0.412
Semi-major axis
1.151 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
509m - 1.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
18.6 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
2,123