Polydamas is a mid-sized asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified Polydamas as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Polydamas orbits the sun every 4,420 days (12.10 years), coming as close as 4.88 AU and reaching as far as 5.67 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Polydamas is probably between 6.615 to 14.792 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
Polydamas's orbit is 3.87 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.
Polydamas's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 1, 2000. It was last officially observed on Oct. 24, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 522 observations used to determine its orbit.
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