Ricker is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Ricker as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Ricker orbits the sun every 1,380 days (3.78 years), coming as close as 2.03 AU and reaching as far as 2.81 AU from the sun. Ricker is about 5.1 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Ricker has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 129.21 hours.
Ricker's orbit is 1.04 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.
Ricker's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 24, 1971. It was last officially observed on Feb. 3, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,430 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Ricker 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 Ricker 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.