Near-Earth object / ID: 2162162
162162 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 267m - 597m across. It has been followed since 1999-02-27 across 299 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2044-Mar-24 17:48, passing at 53.245 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
0.002 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
6.62 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
53.245 LD
Miss distance (km)
20,476,388 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.971 AU
Aphelion
1.441 AU
Orbital period
483.6 days
Inclination
10.840°
Eccentricity
0.195
Semi-major axis
1.206 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
267m - 597m
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
20.0 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
299