17359 (1978 UP4) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1978 UP4 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1978 UP4 orbits the sun every 1,650 days (4.52 years), coming as close as 2.24 AU and reaching as far as 3.22 AU from the sun. 1978 UP4 is about 8.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
1978 UP4's orbit is 1.26 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.
1978 UP4's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 2, 1976. It was last officially observed on July 1, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,883 observations used to determine its orbit.
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