Orcus is a dwarf planet whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Orcus as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Orcus orbits the sun every 89,500 days (245.04 years), coming as close as 30.24 AU and reaching as far as 48.06 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Orcus is probably between 973.991 to 2177.910 kilometers in diameter, making it the largest asteroid/dwarf planet, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Alaska.
The rotation of Orcus has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 13.19 hours.
Orcus's orbit is 29.30 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.
Orcus's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 8, 1951. It was last officially observed on April 18, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,349 observations used to determine its orbit.
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