Typhon is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Typhon as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Typhon orbits the sun every 83,900 days (229.71 years), coming as close as 17.48 AU and reaching as far as 57.56 AU from the sun. Typhon is about 192.0 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Maryland.
The rotation of Typhon has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.00 hours.
Typhon's orbit is 16.50 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.
Typhon's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 28, 1989. It was last officially observed on June 20, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 504 observations used to determine its orbit.
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