Near-Earth object / ID: 2054509
54509 YORP 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 78m - 175m across. It has been followed since 2000-08-03 across 550 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2029-Aug-01 06:37, passing at 31.854 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
0.000 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
4.19 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
31.854 LD
Miss distance (km)
12,249,920 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.775 AU
Aphelion
1.237 AU
Orbital period
368.5 days
Inclination
1.599°
Eccentricity
0.230
Semi-major axis
1.006 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
78m - 175m
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
22.7 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
550