Kandrup is a mid-sized asteroid with an orbit that crosses the orbit of Mars. NASA JPL has not classified Kandrup as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Kandrup orbits the sun every 1,030 days (2.82 years), coming as close as 1.36 AU and reaching as far as 2.63 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Kandrup is probably between 5.978 to 13.367 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Kandrup has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 32.90 hours.
Kandrup's orbit is 0.36 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a 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.
Kandrup's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 30, 1949. It was last officially observed on April 15, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,501 observations used to determine its orbit.
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