8091 (1992 BG)

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay (9.45 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

8091 (1992 BG) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1992 BG as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

1992 BG orbits the sun every 1,300 days (3.56 years), coming as close as 1.97 AU and reaching as far as 2.69 AU from the sun. 1992 BG is about 9.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.

The rotation of 1992 BG has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.56 hours.

No Close Approaches

1992 BG's orbit is 0.99 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very 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.

Images and Observations

1992 BG's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Feb. 13, 1985. It was last officially observed on Feb. 1, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,144 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid 8091 (1992 BG) in 3D.

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 1992 BG:

• 12 Victoria (A850 RA)
• 261 Prymno (A886 UA)
• 282 Clorinde (A889 BA)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

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