15356 (1995 DE) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1995 DE as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1995 DE orbits the sun every 1,520 days (4.16 years), coming as close as 2.25 AU and reaching as far as 2.92 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1995 DE is probably between 4.882 to 10.915 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of 1995 DE has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 14.43 hours.
1995 DE's orbit is 1.23 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.
1995 DE's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 16, 1988. It was last officially observed on April 9, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,589 observations used to determine its orbit.
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