10623 (1997 YP7) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1997 YP7 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1997 YP7 orbits the sun every 2,040 days (5.59 years), coming as close as 2.68 AU and reaching as far as 3.62 AU from the sun. 1997 YP7 is about 14.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Baltimore.
The rotation of 1997 YP7 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 44.09 hours.
1997 YP7's orbit is 1.68 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
1997 YP7's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 16, 1971. It was last officially observed on July 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,088 observations used to determine its orbit.
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