Wildcat is a mid-sized asteroid with an orbit that crosses the orbit of Mars. NASA JPL has not classified Wildcat as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Wildcat orbits the sun every 1,660 days (4.54 years), coming as close as 1.53 AU and reaching as far as 3.95 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Wildcat is probably between 2.982 to 6.669 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.
Wildcat's orbit is 0.55 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.
Wildcat's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 2, 1991. It was last officially observed on June 29, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 737 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Wildcat is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.
The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Wildcat 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.