Tyr is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Tyr as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Tyr orbits the sun every 1,560 days (4.27 years), coming as close as 1.97 AU and reaching as far as 3.29 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Tyr is probably between 5.815 to 13.003 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Tyr has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 16.09 hours.
Tyr's orbit is 0.98 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.
Tyr's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 5, 1997. It was last officially observed on June 25, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,628 observations used to determine its orbit.
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