18331 (1987 DQ6) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1987 DQ6 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1987 DQ6 orbits the sun every 2,000 days (5.48 years), coming as close as 2.84 AU and reaching as far as 3.38 AU from the sun. 1987 DQ6 is about 27.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.
1987 DQ6's orbit is 1.84 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.
1987 DQ6's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 5, 1932. It was last officially observed on Dec. 25, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,899 observations used to determine its orbit.
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