17887 (1999 DE1) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1999 DE1 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1999 DE1 orbits the sun every 1,190 days (3.26 years), coming as close as 2.03 AU and reaching as far as 2.36 AU from the sun. 1999 DE1 is about 2.3 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.
1999 DE1's orbit is 1.02 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.
1999 DE1's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 20, 1996. It was last officially observed on June 22, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,023 observations used to determine its orbit.
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