9840 (1988 RQ2) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1988 RQ2 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1988 RQ2 orbits the sun every 1,690 days (4.63 years), coming as close as 2.59 AU and reaching as far as 2.98 AU from the sun. 1988 RQ2 is about 12.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
1988 RQ2's orbit is 1.61 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.
1988 RQ2's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 9, 1954. It was last officially observed on June 7, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,519 observations used to determine its orbit.
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