13170 (1995 YX) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1995 YX as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1995 YX orbits the sun every 1,390 days (3.81 years), coming as close as 1.94 AU and reaching as far as 2.94 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1995 YX is probably between 3.010 to 6.730 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.
1995 YX's orbit is 0.94 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.
1995 YX's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 14, 1979. It was last officially observed on April 14, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,328 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 1995 YX 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.