2006 QA181 is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2006 QA181 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2006 QA181 orbits the sun every 102,000 days (279.26 years), coming as close as 38.95 AU and reaching as far as 46.53 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2006 QA181 is probably between 80.641 to 180.318 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware.
2006 QA181's orbit is 38.00 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.
2006 QA181's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 21, 2006. It was last officially observed on Sept. 11, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 68 observations used to determine its orbit.
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