Peneleos is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified Peneleos as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Peneleos orbits the sun every 4,350 days (11.91 years), coming as close as 4.50 AU and reaching as far as 5.93 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Peneleos is probably between 9.785 to 21.880 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
Peneleos's orbit is 3.52 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.
Peneleos's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 15, 1978. It was last officially observed on March 15, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,404 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Peneleos is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.