von Laue is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified von Laue as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
von Laue orbits the sun every 1,930 days (5.28 years), coming as close as 2.74 AU and reaching as far as 3.33 AU from the sun. von Laue is about 6.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of von Laue has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 4.71 hours.
von Laue's orbit is 1.74 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.
von Laue's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 11, 1990. It was last officially observed on April 1, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,790 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of von Laue is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.
The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of von Laue to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.