Asaro

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Inner Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to Mount Everest (2.22 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

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

Asaro orbits the sun every 928 days (2.54 years), coming as close as 1.79 AU and reaching as far as 1.94 AU from the sun. Asaro is about 2.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.

The rotation of Asaro has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 4.14 hours.

No Close Approaches

Asaro's orbit is 0.80 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

Asaro's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 20, 1975. It was last officially observed on June 21, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,729 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 Asaro:

• 1355 Magoeba (1935 HE)
• 1509 Esclangona (1938 YG)
• 1627 Ivar (1929 SH)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Asaro 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 Asaro 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.