535988 (2015 BU518) is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2015 BU518 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2015 BU518 orbits the sun every 105,000 days (287.47 years), coming as close as 31.71 AU and reaching as far as 55.13 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2015 BU518 is probably between 84.053 to 187.949 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware.
2015 BU518's orbit is 30.70 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.
2015 BU518's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 12, 2002. It was last officially observed on May 21, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 145 observations used to determine its orbit.
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