2001 UP18 is a very large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2001 UP18 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2001 UP18 orbits the sun every 122,000 days (334.02 years), coming as close as 44.75 AU and reaching as far as 51.53 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2001 UP18 is probably between 169.260 to 378.477 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Maryland.
2001 UP18's orbit is 43.70 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.
2001 UP18's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 19, 2001. It was last officially observed on Nov. 28, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 27 observations used to determine its orbit.
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