347449 (2012 TW236) is a large asteroid with an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2012 TW236 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2012 TW236 orbits the sun every 6,720 days (18.40 years), coming as close as 3.01 AU and reaching as far as 10.92 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2012 TW236 is probably between 8.252 to 18.452 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the city of Boston.
2012 TW236's orbit is 2.03 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.
2012 TW236's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 23, 1998. It was last officially observed on July 26, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 536 observations used to determine its orbit.
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