Near-Earth object / ID: 2088959
88959 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 860m - 1.9km across. It has been followed since 2001-09-26 across 456 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2029-Apr-28 03:06, passing at 26.785 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
0.051 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
31.34 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
26.785 LD
Miss distance (km)
10,300,736 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.752 AU
Aphelion
2.695 AU
Orbital period
826.4 days
Inclination
53.838°
Eccentricity
0.564
Semi-major axis
1.723 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
860m - 1.9km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.4 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
456