Peterson is a large asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the outer reaches of the main asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Peterson as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Peterson orbits the sun every 2,380 days (6.52 years), coming as close as 3.37 AU and reaching as far as 3.61 AU from the sun. Peterson is about 27.1 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.
The rotation of Peterson has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 27.44 hours.
Peterson's orbit is 2.43 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.
Peterson's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 5, 1972. It was last officially observed on June 30, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,406 observations used to determine its orbit.
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