12862 (1998 KV37) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1998 KV37 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1998 KV37 orbits the sun every 1,480 days (4.05 years), coming as close as 2.01 AU and reaching as far as 3.07 AU from the sun. 1998 KV37 is about 2.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.
1998 KV37's orbit is 1.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very 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.
1998 KV37's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 14, 1995. It was last officially observed on June 19, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,828 observations used to determine its orbit.
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