Near-Earth object / ID: 2008201
8201 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 - 3.9km across. It has been followed since 1981-12-16 across 1010 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2091-Jan-15 05:50, passing at 69.120 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
0.101 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
22.64 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
69.120 LD
Miss distance (km)
26,581,336 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.746 AU
Aphelion
4.334 AU
Orbital period
1478.8 days
Inclination
9.540°
Eccentricity
0.706
Semi-major axis
2.540 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.7km - 3.9km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
15.9 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,010