Near-Earth object / ID: 2162979
162979 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 584m - 1.3km across. It has been followed since 2001-02-17 across 167 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2033-Aug-08 17:00, passing at 11.497 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
0.019 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
14.58 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
11.497 LD
Miss distance (km)
4,421,504 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.932 AU
Aphelion
3.145 AU
Orbital period
1063.1 days
Inclination
17.098°
Eccentricity
0.543
Semi-major axis
2.039 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
584m - 1.3km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
18.3 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
167