Near-Earth object / ID: 2099248
99248 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 1991-06-08 across 3607 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2042-Jul-16 22:35, passing at 21.421 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
0.047 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
12.66 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
21.421 LD
Miss distance (km)
8,237,945 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.918 AU
Aphelion
2.814 AU
Orbital period
931.2 days
Inclination
10.611°
Eccentricity
0.508
Semi-major axis
1.866 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.3km - 2.9km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
16.5 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
3,607