Oze

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Amor-class Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the island of Manhattan
• Will pass within 18,752,755 km of Earth in 2060
• Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Oze is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit approaches the orbit of Earth but does not cross it. NASA JPL has classified Oze 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.

Oze orbits the sun every 1,190 days (3.26 years), coming as close as 1.09 AU and reaching as far as 3.30 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Oze is probably between 2.982 to 6.669 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

The rotation of Oze has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 125.80 hours.

Oze's spectral type None (Tholen) / Sq (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain and .

Close Approaches

Oze's orbit is 0.12 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.

Oze has 2 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Images and Observations

Oze's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 2, 1959. It was last officially observed on June 9, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 7,379 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Oze:

• 8 Flora (A847 UA)
• 43 Ariadne (A857 GA)
• 228 Agathe (A882 QA)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Oze is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.

Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Oze 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.