Near-Earth object / ID: 2068372
68372 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 431m - 964m across. It has been followed since 2001-06-28 across 398 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2038-Apr-07 19:45, passing at 47.902 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
0.004 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
8.04 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
47.902 LD
Miss distance (km)
18,421,540 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.946 AU
Aphelion
2.291 AU
Orbital period
752.0 days
Inclination
8.105°
Eccentricity
0.416
Semi-major axis
1.618 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
431m - 964m
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
18.9 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
398