145486 (2005 UJ438) is a large asteroid with an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2005 UJ438 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2005 UJ438 orbits the sun every 26,800 days (73.37 years), coming as close as 8.22 AU and reaching as far as 26.88 AU from the sun. 2005 UJ438 is about 20.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.
The rotation of 2005 UJ438 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.32 hours.
2005 UJ438's orbit is 7.24 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.
2005 UJ438's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 5, 2002. It was last officially observed on May 23, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 447 observations used to determine its orbit.
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