2022 LW16 is a large asteroid whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2022 LW16 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2022 LW16 orbits the sun every 99,400 days (272.14 years), coming as close as 37.79 AU and reaching as far as 46.19 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2022 LW16 is probably between 31.663 to 70.801 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
2022 LW16's orbit is 36.80 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.
2022 LW16's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 2, 2022. It was last officially observed on June 29, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 9 observations used to determine its orbit.
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