12917 (1998 TG16) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 1998 TG16 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1998 TG16 orbits the sun every 4,280 days (11.72 years), coming as close as 4.69 AU and reaching as far as 5.63 AU from the sun. 1998 TG16 is about 24.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.
1998 TG16's orbit is 3.72 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.
1998 TG16's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 28, 1951. It was last officially observed on March 3, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,220 observations used to determine its orbit.
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