Near-Earth object / ID: 2068348
68348 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 3.7km - 8.3km across. It has been followed since 1954-06-02 across 1637 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2042-Jan-27 06:07, passing at 776.009 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
0.385 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
9.76 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
776.009 LD
Miss distance (km)
298,429,990 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.343 AU
Aphelion
3.968 AU
Orbital period
1155.9 days
Inclination
25.347°
Eccentricity
0.841
Semi-major axis
2.155 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
3.7km - 8.3km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
14.3 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,637