16428 (1988 RD12) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 1988 RD12 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1988 RD12 orbits the sun every 4,350 days (11.91 years), coming as close as 4.85 AU and reaching as far as 5.58 AU from the sun. 1988 RD12 is about 22.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.
The rotation of 1988 RD12 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 20.31 hours.
1988 RD12's orbit is 3.83 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.
1988 RD12's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 24, 1971. It was last officially observed on June 28, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,591 observations used to determine its orbit.
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