13460 (1083 T-2)

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the island of Manhattan
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

13460 (1083 T-2) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1083 T-2 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

1083 T-2 orbits the sun every 1,540 days (4.22 years), coming as close as 2.10 AU and reaching as far as 3.11 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1083 T-2 is probably between 2.955 to 6.608 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

The rotation of 1083 T-2 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.53 hours.

No Close Approaches

1083 T-2's orbit is 1.12 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

1083 T-2's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 16, 1971. It was last officially observed on May 25, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,694 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

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

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of 1083 T-2:

• 56 Melete (A857 RB)
• 132 Aethra (A873 LA)
• 193 Ambrosia (A879 DB)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

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Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 1083 T-2 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.