2021 CL46 is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2021 CL46 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2021 CL46 orbits the sun every 154,000 days (421.63 years), coming as close as 34.05 AU and reaching as far as 78.57 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2021 CL46 is probably between 122.055 to 272.923 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Vermont.
2021 CL46's orbit is 33.10 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.
2021 CL46's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 6, 2013. It was last officially observed on April 2, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 13 observations used to determine its orbit.
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