Melissabrucker is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit approaches the orbit of Earth but does not cross it. NASA JPL has classified Melissabrucker as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.
Melissabrucker orbits the sun every 1,190 days (3.26 years), coming as close as 1.20 AU and reaching as far as 3.19 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Melissabrucker is probably between 3.586 to 8.018 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Melissabrucker has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 2.49 hours.
Melissabrucker's spectral type None (Tholen) / S (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain and .
Melissabrucker's orbit is 0.21 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a 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.
Melissabrucker's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 8, 1970. It was last officially observed on May 26, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,156 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Melissabrucker to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.