van der Klis

12653 van der Klis (2664 T-3)

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Key Facts

Overview

van der Klis is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified van der Klis as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

van der Klis orbits the sun every 1,340 days (3.67 years), coming as close as 2.05 AU and reaching as far as 2.70 AU from the sun. van der Klis is about 3.9 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

No Close Approaches

van der Klis's orbit is 1.07 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.

Images and Observations

van der Klis's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 7, 1977. It was last officially observed on May 11, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,130 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.376 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1376
  • Inclination: 2.46°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 354.97°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 83.53°
  • Mean Anomaly: 148.31°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 3.94200 km
  • Magnitude: 16.01
  • Albedo: 0.054

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,340 days (3.67 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 19.29 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.70 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 2.05 AU

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Size Rendering

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