12453 (1996 YY) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1996 YY as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1996 YY orbits the sun every 1,480 days (4.05 years), coming as close as 1.88 AU and reaching as far as 3.22 AU from the sun. 1996 YY is about 7.1 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of 1996 YY has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 10.00 hours.
1996 YY's orbit is 0.87 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very 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.
1996 YY's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 29, 1986. It was last officially observed on June 30, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,149 observations used to determine its orbit.
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