16665 (1993 XK) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1993 XK as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1993 XK orbits the sun every 1,360 days (3.72 years), coming as close as 2.13 AU and reaching as far as 2.67 AU from the sun. 1993 XK is about 3.0 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.
1993 XK's orbit is 1.13 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.
1993 XK's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 8, 1993. It was last officially observed on Nov. 19, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,183 observations used to determine its orbit.
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