14465 (1993 NB)

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the city of Boston (11.11 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

14465 (1993 NB) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1993 NB as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

1993 NB orbits the sun every 1,390 days (3.81 years), coming as close as 1.88 AU and reaching as far as 3.00 AU from the sun. 1993 NB is about 11.1 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Boston.

The rotation of 1993 NB has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 4.97 hours.

No Close Approaches

1993 NB's orbit is 0.88 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.

Images and Observations

1993 NB's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 9, 1955. It was last officially observed on July 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,865 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid 14465 (1993 NB) in 3D.

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 1993 NB:

• 19 Fortuna (A852 QA)
• 21 Lutetia (A852 VA)
• 42 Isis (A856 KB)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

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