Rhiphonos is a large asteroid with an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Rhiphonos as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Rhiphonos orbits the sun every 12,900 days (35.32 years), coming as close as 5.97 AU and reaching as far as 15.55 AU from the sun. Rhiphonos is about 23.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.
Rhiphonos's orbit is 4.97 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.
Rhiphonos's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 28, 2009. It was last officially observed on March 17, 2015. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 228 observations used to determine its orbit.
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