Near-Earth object / ID: 2179806
179806 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 215m - 481m across. It has been followed since 2002-10-05 across 303 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2040-Nov-13 06:52, passing at 32.174 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
0.005 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
11.22 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
32.174 LD
Miss distance (km)
12,373,019 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.864 AU
Aphelion
2.851 AU
Orbital period
924.8 days
Inclination
4.927°
Eccentricity
0.535
Semi-major axis
1.858 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
215m - 481m
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
20.5 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
303