18516 (1996 TL29) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1996 TL29 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1996 TL29 orbits the sun every 1,350 days (3.70 years), coming as close as 1.93 AU and reaching as far as 2.86 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1996 TL29 is probably between 2.901 to 6.487 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.
1996 TL29's orbit is 0.93 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.
1996 TL29's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 10, 1985. It was last officially observed on April 9, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,381 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 1996 TL29 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.