40237 (1998 VM6) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 1998 VM6 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1998 VM6 orbits the sun every 4,320 days (11.83 years), coming as close as 4.05 AU and reaching as far as 6.33 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1998 VM6 is probably between 10.152 to 22.701 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
The rotation of 1998 VM6 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 160.29 hours.
1998 VM6's orbit is 3.07 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.
1998 VM6's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 19, 1998. It was last officially observed on March 14, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,499 observations used to determine its orbit.
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