11250 (1972 AU) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1972 AU as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1972 AU orbits the sun every 1,530 days (4.19 years), coming as close as 2.15 AU and reaching as far as 3.04 AU from the sun. 1972 AU is about 7.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of 1972 AU has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 2.81 hours.
1972 AU's orbit is 1.14 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.
1972 AU's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 30, 1970. It was last officially observed on June 16, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,982 observations used to determine its orbit.
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