Near-Earth object / ID: 2159699
159699 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 803m - 1.8km across. It has been followed since 2002-08-11 across 432 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2055-Dec-27 08:55, passing at 49.570 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
0.215 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
22.50 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
49.570 LD
Miss distance (km)
19,063,206 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.482 AU
Aphelion
2.912 AU
Orbital period
807.4 days
Inclination
16.815°
Eccentricity
0.716
Semi-major axis
1.697 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
803m - 1.8km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.6 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
432