38292 (1999 RA77) is a large asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the outer reaches of the main asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1999 RA77 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1999 RA77 orbits the sun every 2,880 days (7.89 years), coming as close as 2.92 AU and reaching as far as 5.01 AU from the sun. 1999 RA77 is about 10.6 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Boston.
1999 RA77's orbit is 1.93 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.
1999 RA77's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 2, 1995. It was last officially observed on Nov. 24, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 938 observations used to determine its orbit.
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