Near-Earth object / ID: 2068216
68216 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 1.3km - 2.9km across. It has been followed since 2001-02-01 across 3052 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2056-Oct-08 09:39, passing at 9.672 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
0.024 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
12.33 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
9.672 LD
Miss distance (km)
3,719,375 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.889 AU
Aphelion
1.751 AU
Orbital period
553.9 days
Inclination
17.992°
Eccentricity
0.327
Semi-major axis
1.320 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.3km - 2.9km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
16.6 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
3,052