Near-Earth object / ID: 2008566
8566 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 1.4km - 3km across. It has been followed since 1983-04-06 across 3649 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2033-Sep-08 14:41, passing at 11.791 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
0.022 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
23.36 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
11.791 LD
Miss distance (km)
4,534,649 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.858 AU
Aphelion
2.155 AU
Orbital period
675.2 days
Inclination
37.983°
Eccentricity
0.430
Semi-major axis
1.506 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.4km - 3km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
16.5 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
3,649