Borodino

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay (8.50 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

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

Borodino orbits the sun every 1,360 days (3.72 years), coming as close as 1.87 AU and reaching as far as 2.93 AU from the sun. Borodino is about 8.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.

The rotation of Borodino has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.44 hours.

No Close Approaches

Borodino's orbit is 0.86 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.

Images and Observations

Borodino's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 6, 1943. It was last officially observed on March 13, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,903 observations used to determine its orbit.

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

View asteroid Borodino 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 Borodino:

• 20 Massalia (A852 SA)
• 25 Phocaea (A853 GB)
• 60 Echo (A860 RB)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Borodino 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.