Near-Earth object / ID: 2009162
9162 Kwiila 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 665m - 1.5km across. It has been followed since 1987-07-18 across 786 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2028-Jan-04 06:42, passing at 20.967 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
0.081 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
15.44 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
20.967 LD
Miss distance (km)
8,063,198 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.605 AU
Aphelion
2.388 AU
Orbital period
668.8 days
Inclination
9.010°
Eccentricity
0.595
Semi-major axis
1.497 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
665m - 1.5km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
18.0 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
786