9444 (1997 JA) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1997 JA as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1997 JA orbits the sun every 2,030 days (5.56 years), coming as close as 2.87 AU and reaching as far as 3.41 AU from the sun. 1997 JA is about 13.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
The rotation of 1997 JA has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 15.31 hours.
1997 JA's orbit is 1.87 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.
1997 JA's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 12, 1991. It was last officially observed on March 28, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,034 observations used to determine its orbit.
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