29976 (1999 NE9) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 1999 NE9 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1999 NE9 orbits the sun every 4,290 days (11.75 years), coming as close as 5.12 AU and reaching as far as 5.22 AU from the sun. 1999 NE9 is about 34.0 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of New York.
The rotation of 1999 NE9 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 13.51 hours.
1999 NE9's orbit is 4.16 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.
1999 NE9's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 8, 1953. It was last officially observed on June 28, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,938 observations used to determine its orbit.
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