6503 (1994 CP) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1994 CP as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1994 CP orbits the sun every 1,750 days (4.79 years), coming as close as 2.75 AU and reaching as far as 2.94 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1994 CP is probably between 6.006 to 13.429 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
1994 CP's orbit is 1.76 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.
1994 CP's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 19, 1949. It was last officially observed on May 20, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,365 observations used to determine its orbit.
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