16956 (1998 MQ11) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 1998 MQ11 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1998 MQ11 orbits the sun every 4,350 days (11.91 years), coming as close as 4.63 AU and reaching as far as 5.81 AU from the sun. 1998 MQ11 is about 38.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Houston.
The rotation of 1998 MQ11 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.84 hours.
1998 MQ11's orbit is 3.63 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.
1998 MQ11's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 19, 1950. It was last officially observed on July 2, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,859 observations used to determine its orbit.
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