2018 PL28 is a mid-sized asteroid with an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2018 PL28 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2018 PL28 orbits the sun every 31,400 days (85.97 years), coming as close as 2.70 AU and reaching as far as 36.22 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2018 PL28 is probably between 2.848 to 6.369 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.
2018 PL28's orbit is 2.38 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.
2018 PL28's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 20, 2015. It was last officially observed on Dec. 13, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 147 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of 2018 PL28 is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.
The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2018 PL28 to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.