Winters

15111 Winters (2000 CY92)

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Key Facts

Overview

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

Winters orbits the sun every 1,310 days (3.59 years), coming as close as 1.77 AU and reaching as far as 2.93 AU from the sun. Winters is about 2.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.

No Close Approaches

Winters's orbit is 0.78 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

Winters's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 23, 1984. It was last officially observed on June 28, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,748 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

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

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.348 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2465
  • Inclination: 5.36°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 29.87°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 9.54°
  • Mean Anomaly: 298.97°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 2.83500 km
  • Magnitude: 14.93
  • Albedo: 0.347

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,310 days (3.59 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 19.50 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.93 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 1.77 AU

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Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Winters 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.