Near-Earth object / ID: 2006491
6491 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 479m - 1.1km across. It has been followed since 1991-03-18 across 202 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2037-Jan-30 07:56, passing at 450.783 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
0.038 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
4.04 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
450.783 LD
Miss distance (km)
173,357,637 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.021 AU
Aphelion
3.982 AU
Orbital period
1445.0 days
Inclination
6.157°
Eccentricity
0.592
Semi-major axis
2.501 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
479m - 1.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
18.7 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
202