Mecisteus is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified Mecisteus as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Mecisteus orbits the sun every 4,320 days (11.83 years), coming as close as 4.80 AU and reaching as far as 5.59 AU from the sun. Mecisteus is about 39.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Houston.
The rotation of Mecisteus has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 250.00 hours.
Mecisteus's orbit is 3.83 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.
Mecisteus's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 5, 1986. It was last officially observed on April 7, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,696 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Mecisteus 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.