16698 (1995 CX) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1995 CX as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1995 CX orbits the sun every 1,330 days (3.64 years), coming as close as 1.86 AU and reaching as far as 2.89 AU from the sun. 1995 CX is about 8.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of 1995 CX has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 52.80 hours.
1995 CX's orbit is 0.85 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.
1995 CX's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 3, 1975. It was last officially observed on Feb. 17, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,929 observations used to determine its orbit.
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