Krok is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit approaches the orbit of Earth but does not cross it. NASA JPL has classified Krok as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.
Krok orbits the sun every 1,150 days (3.15 years), coming as close as 1.18 AU and reaching as far as 3.12 AU from the sun. Krok is about 1.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.
The rotation of Krok has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 149.40 hours.
Krok's spectral type QRS (Tholen) / S (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain and .
Krok's orbit is 0.18 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Krok has 2 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
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Aug. 27, 2082 | 29,412,621 | 6.205 |
Aug. 29, 2183 | 29,576,626 | 6.182 |
Krok's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 21, 1981. It was last officially observed on Jan. 14, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,340 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Krok 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.
The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Krok to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.