22753 (1998 WT) is a small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 1998 WT as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
1998 WT orbits the sun every 492 days (1.35 years), coming as close as 0.52 AU and reaching as far as 1.91 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1998 WT is probably between 0.770 to 1.722 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.
The rotation of 1998 WT has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 10.24 hours.
1998 WT's orbit is 0.03 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
1998 WT has 15 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
---|---|---|
Oct. 13, 2037 | 8,014,005 | 18.387 |
March 4, 2040 | 5,892,749 | 19.150 |
March 13, 2044 | 29,885,299 | 12.720 |
Oct. 5, 2072 | 26,354,209 | 13.547 |
Feb. 26, 2075 | 28,238,309 | 24.180 |
Oct. 15, 2076 | 10,771,529 | 19.968 |
March 7, 2079 | 7,157,289 | 17.538 |
Oct. 15, 2111 | 8,026,875 | 18.699 |
March 7, 2114 | 5,244,057 | 18.686 |
Oct. 13, 2146 | 10,578,452 | 17.149 |
March 4, 2149 | 10,756,446 | 20.448 |
Oct. 23, 2150 | 26,425,834 | 23.640 |
March 13, 2153 | 23,211,930 | 14.055 |
Oct. 16, 2185 | 8,220,610 | 18.911 |
March 7, 2188 | 5,320,002 | 18.534 |
1998 WT's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 24, 1955. It was last officially observed on March 23, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,119 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 1998 WT 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.