2000 QL226 is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2000 QL226 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2000 QL226 orbits the sun every 107,000 days (292.95 years), coming as close as 35.56 AU and reaching as far as 52.64 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2000 QL226 is probably between 57.353 to 128.245 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware.
2000 QL226's orbit is 34.60 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.
2000 QL226's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 29, 2000. It was last officially observed on Nov. 1, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 23 observations used to determine its orbit.
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