Near-Earth object / ID: 2159928
159928 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 668m - 1.5km across. It has been followed since 1988-03-20 across 1251 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2069-Jul-11 06:33, passing at 30.180 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
0.219 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
17.38 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
30.180 LD
Miss distance (km)
11,606,298 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.961 AU
Aphelion
2.348 AU
Orbital period
777.3 days
Inclination
27.755°
Eccentricity
0.419
Semi-major axis
1.655 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
668m - 1.5km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
18.0 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,251