Near-Earth object / ID: 2162120
162120 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 198m - 443m across. It has been followed since 1998-09-26 across 280 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2028-Mar-06 17:37, passing at 33.828 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
0.012 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
15.19 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
33.828 LD
Miss distance (km)
13,009,244 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.467 AU
Aphelion
1.709 AU
Orbital period
414.4 days
Inclination
2.133°
Eccentricity
0.571
Semi-major axis
1.088 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
198m - 443m
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
20.6 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
280