Evapalisa

34892 Evapalisa (2001 VW88)

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Key Facts

Overview

Evapalisa is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Evapalisa as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Evapalisa orbits the sun every 1,500 days (4.11 years), coming as close as 1.84 AU and reaching as far as 3.29 AU from the sun. Evapalisa is about 3.3 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

No Close Approaches

Evapalisa's orbit is 0.85 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very 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.

Images and Observations

Evapalisa's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 25, 1995. It was last officially observed on May 30, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,090 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.569 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2825
  • Inclination: 5.18°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 109.77°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 253.81°
  • Mean Anomaly: 144.41°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 3.25700 km
  • Magnitude: 14.62
  • Albedo: 0.317

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,500 days (4.11 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 18.63 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.29 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 1.84 AU

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Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Evapalisa to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.