Nandinisarma

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to Mount Everest (2.35 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Nandinisarma is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Nandinisarma as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Nandinisarma orbits the sun every 1,300 days (3.56 years), coming as close as 2.14 AU and reaching as far as 2.51 AU from the sun. Nandinisarma is about 2.3 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.

The rotation of Nandinisarma has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 67.58 hours.

No Close Approaches

Nandinisarma's orbit is 1.13 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.

Images and Observations

Nandinisarma's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 8, 1996. It was last officially observed on June 9, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,790 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Nandinisarma:

• 12 Victoria (A850 RA)
• 261 Prymno (A886 UA)
• 326 Tamara (A892 FD)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Nandinisarma 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.

Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Nandinisarma 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.