Honig is a mid-sized asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the outer reaches of the main asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Honig as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Honig orbits the sun every 2,880 days (7.89 years), coming as close as 3.48 AU and reaching as far as 4.43 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, Honig is probably between 5.657 to 12.649 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Honig has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 5.30 hours.
Honig's orbit is 2.48 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.
Honig's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 6, 1954. It was last officially observed on June 17, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,141 observations used to determine its orbit.
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