19095 (1979 MA8) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1979 MA8 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1979 MA8 orbits the sun every 1,890 days (5.17 years), coming as close as 2.53 AU and reaching as far as 3.45 AU from the sun. 1979 MA8 is about 6.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
1979 MA8's orbit is 1.54 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.
1979 MA8's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 24, 1979. It was last officially observed on April 14, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,414 observations used to determine its orbit.
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