Gonggong is a dwarf planet whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Gonggong as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Gonggong orbits the sun every 201,000 days (550.31 years), coming as close as 33.70 AU and reaching as far as 100.68 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Gonggong is probably between 1128.639 to 2523.713 kilometers in diameter, making it the largest asteroid/dwarf planet, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Alaska.
The rotation of Gonggong has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 22.40 hours.
Gonggong's orbit is 32.70 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.
Gonggong's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 19, 1985. It was last officially observed on Oct. 17, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 514 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Gonggong 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.