Crantor is a large asteroid with an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Crantor as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Crantor orbits the sun every 31,300 days (85.69 years), coming as close as 14.13 AU and reaching as far as 24.77 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Crantor is probably between 43.909 to 98.184 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
The rotation of Crantor has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 13.94 hours.
Crantor's orbit is 13.20 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.
Crantor's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 19, 2001. It was last officially observed on Sept. 15, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 317 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Crantor 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.