Reiz

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis (20.36 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

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

Reiz orbits the sun every 2,080 days (5.69 years), coming as close as 2.89 AU and reaching as far as 3.49 AU from the sun. Reiz is about 20.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.

The rotation of Reiz has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 10.99 hours.

No Close Approaches

Reiz's orbit is 1.91 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.

Images and Observations

Reiz's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 12, 1958. It was last officially observed on June 17, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,288 observations used to determine its orbit.

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

View asteroid Reiz 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 Reiz:

• 92 Undina (A867 NA)
• 106 Dione (A868 TA)
• 175 Andromache (A877 TA)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Reiz 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.