73654 (1981 ET6) is a large asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the outer reaches of the main asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1981 ET6 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1981 ET6 orbits the sun every 2,880 days (7.89 years), coming as close as 3.39 AU and reaching as far as 4.53 AU from the sun. 1981 ET6 is about 13.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
1981 ET6's orbit is 2.40 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.
1981 ET6's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 9, 1981. It was last officially observed on May 26, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,011 observations used to determine its orbit.
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