Kindleberger

42354 Kindleberger (2002 CK43)

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Key Facts

Overview

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

Kindleberger orbits the sun every 1,610 days (4.41 years), coming as close as 2.54 AU and reaching as far as 2.83 AU from the sun. Kindleberger is about 2.9 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.

No Close Approaches

Kindleberger's orbit is 1.56 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.

Images and Observations

Kindleberger's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 23, 1998. It was last officially observed on Feb. 27, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,377 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: 2.686 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.0537
  • Inclination: 15.87°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 95.05°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 22.56°
  • Mean Anomaly: 5.34°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 2.86800 km
  • Magnitude: 14.74
  • Albedo: 0.373

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,610 days (4.41 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 18.15 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.83 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 2.54 AU

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Size Rendering

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