Aparicio

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Inner Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the island of Manhattan (3.29 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

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

Aparicio orbits the sun every 984 days (2.69 years), coming as close as 1.77 AU and reaching as far as 2.10 AU from the sun. Aparicio is about 3.3 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

The rotation of Aparicio has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 54.40 hours.

No Close Approaches

Aparicio's orbit is 0.87 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

Aparicio's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 13, 1977. It was last officially observed on July 1, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,260 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

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

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Aparicio:

• 434 Hungaria (A898 RB)
• 1103 Sequoia (1928 VB)
• 1750 Eckert (1950 NA1)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Aparicio is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.

Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Aparicio 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.