16585 (1992 QR) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter within the inner portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1992 QR as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1992 QR orbits the sun every 975 days (2.67 years), coming as close as 1.72 AU and reaching as far as 2.13 AU from the sun. 1992 QR is about 1.9 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.
The rotation of 1992 QR has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.25 hours.
1992 QR'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.
1992 QR's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 18, 1976. It was last officially observed on June 18, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,298 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 1992 QR 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.