Near-Earth object / ID: 2066008
66008 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 1996-06-23 across 1950 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2071-Mar-07 18:15, passing at 35.573 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
0.077 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
34.29 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
35.573 LD
Miss distance (km)
13,680,259 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.909 AU
Aphelion
1.943 AU
Orbital period
622.1 days
Inclination
61.008°
Eccentricity
0.363
Semi-major axis
1.426 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.7km - 3.9km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
15.9 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,950