15401 (1997 VE4) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1997 VE4 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1997 VE4 orbits the sun every 1,520 days (4.16 years), coming as close as 1.80 AU and reaching as far as 3.37 AU from the sun. 1997 VE4 is about 9.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of 1997 VE4 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 98.04 hours.
1997 VE4's orbit is 0.82 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.
1997 VE4's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 18, 1976. It was last officially observed on Feb. 15, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,530 observations used to determine its orbit.
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