Zhulong is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Zhulong as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Zhulong orbits the sun every 149,000 days (407.94 years), coming as close as 32.72 AU and reaching as far as 77.16 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Zhulong is probably between 132.603 to 296.510 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Zhulong's orbit is 31.70 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.
Zhulong's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 10, 2000. It was last officially observed on June 18, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 333 observations used to determine its orbit.
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