558168 (2014 XQ40) is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2014 XQ40 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2014 XQ40 orbits the sun every 196,000 days (536.62 years), coming as close as 17.97 AU and reaching as far as 114.15 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2014 XQ40 is probably between 43.307 to 96.837 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
2014 XQ40's orbit is 17.00 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.
2014 XQ40's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 23, 2011. It was last officially observed on May 3, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 131 observations used to determine its orbit.
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