24448 (2000 QE42) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 2000 QE42 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2000 QE42 orbits the sun every 4,270 days (11.69 years), coming as close as 4.87 AU and reaching as far as 5.43 AU from the sun. 2000 QE42 is about 25.9 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.
The rotation of 2000 QE42 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.33 hours.
2000 QE42's orbit is 3.87 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.
2000 QE42's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 9, 1988. It was last officially observed on June 27, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,645 observations used to determine its orbit.
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