2016 RL82 is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2016 RL82 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2016 RL82 orbits the sun every 143,000 days (391.51 years), coming as close as 36.71 AU and reaching as far as 70.57 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 RL82 is probably between 67.384 to 150.675 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware.
2016 RL82's orbit is 35.70 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.
2016 RL82's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 19, 2015. It was last officially observed on Nov. 29, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 11 observations used to determine its orbit.
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