Near-Earth object / ID: 2038086
38086 Beowulf 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 897m - 2km across. It has been followed since 1992-05-01 across 1301 recorded observations. 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
0.386 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Close approach
No approaches to Earth on record.
Physical characteristics
Est. diameter (min–max)
897m - 2km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.4 H
Orbit class
Perihelion
0.616 AU
Aphelion
2.224 AU
Orbital period
618.1 days
Inclination
23.675°
Eccentricity
0.566
Semi-major axis
1.420 AU
APO
Observations used
1,301