Dejopeja

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island (62.48 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Dejopeja is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Dejopeja as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Dejopeja orbits the sun every 2,090 days (5.72 years), coming as close as 3.00 AU and reaching as far as 3.40 AU from the sun. Dejopeja is about 62.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

The rotation of Dejopeja has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 6.44 hours.

Dejopeja's spectral type X (Tholen) / X (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain iron, nickel, and cobalt.

No Close Approaches

Dejopeja's orbit is 2.00 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.

Images and Observations

Dejopeja's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 30, 1892. It was last officially observed on July 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,205 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Dejopeja in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Dejopeja:

• 154 Bertha (A875 VD)
• 286 Iclea (A889 PB)
• 300 Geraldina (A890 TB)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Dejopeja is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.