Akhenaten is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified Akhenaten as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
Akhenaten orbits the sun every 301 days (0.82 years), coming as close as 0.49 AU and reaching as far as 1.27 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Akhenaten is probably between 0.114 to 0.256 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a basketball court.
Akhenaten's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
Akhenaten has 35 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
---|---|---|
Feb. 3, 2025 | 18,470,601 | 16.146 |
May 10, 2026 | 11,003,178 | 10.812 |
Feb. 15, 2030 | 28,814,487 | 9.280 |
Feb. 6, 2039 | 29,879,565 | 18.753 |
May 3, 2040 | 22,462,195 | 9.439 |
Feb. 3, 2044 | 17,113,022 | 10.043 |
May 8, 2045 | 18,309,499 | 16.583 |
Feb. 1, 2058 | 8,486,281 | 12.786 |
May 11, 2059 | 3,631,748 | 13.573 |
Feb. 2, 2072 | 8,543,819 | 12.894 |
May 10, 2073 | 4,502,747 | 13.734 |
Feb. 5, 2086 | 18,550,608 | 9.799 |
May 7, 2087 | 24,809,387 | 17.914 |
Feb. 5, 2095 | 23,782,072 | 17.386 |
May 9, 2096 | 14,682,149 | 10.227 |
Feb. 18, 2100 | 29,699,412 | 9.341 |
Feb. 4, 2109 | 16,323,752 | 15.631 |
May 12, 2110 | 7,271,793 | 11.467 |
Feb. 4, 2123 | 13,072,387 | 14.801 |
May 12, 2124 | 4,776,172 | 11.931 |
Feb. 7, 2137 | 26,785,258 | 18.049 |
May 8, 2138 | 19,201,974 | 9.688 |
Feb. 9, 2142 | 22,553,543 | 9.394 |
May 8, 2143 | 25,988,985 | 18.182 |
April 26, 2152 | 29,204,409 | 9.365 |
Feb. 3, 2156 | 12,141,359 | 11.004 |
May 10, 2157 | 14,576,077 | 15.778 |
Feb. 3, 2170 | 12,282,981 | 10.969 |
May 11, 2171 | 14,235,640 | 15.710 |
April 26, 2180 | 29,365,122 | 9.381 |
Feb. 4, 2184 | 15,022,670 | 10.373 |
May 9, 2185 | 18,741,261 | 16.636 |
May 6, 2194 | 21,428,184 | 9.491 |
Feb. 10, 2198 | 23,492,058 | 9.363 |
May 8, 2199 | 28,767,168 | 18.745 |
Akhenaten's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 13, 1993. It was last officially observed on April 19, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 342 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Akhenaten to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.