Near-Earth object / ID: 2068950
68950 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 1.4km - 3.1km across. It has been followed since 1955-07-23 across 2954 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2028-Oct-31 01:42, passing at 75.040 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
0.006 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
19.96 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
75.040 LD
Miss distance (km)
28,858,157 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.693 AU
Aphelion
1.421 AU
Orbital period
396.9 days
Inclination
25.151°
Eccentricity
0.344
Semi-major axis
1.057 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.4km - 3.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
16.4 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
2,954