Wade is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Wade as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Wade orbits the sun every 1,230 days (3.37 years), coming as close as 2.04 AU and reaching as far as 2.45 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Wade is probably between 6.231 to 13.933 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Wade has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 4.92 hours.
Wade's orbit is 1.05 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.
Wade's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 2, 1976. It was last officially observed on July 5, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,425 observations used to determine its orbit.
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