Key Facts

Overview

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

Durisen orbits the sun every 1,840 days (5.04 years), coming as close as 2.30 AU and reaching as far as 3.59 AU from the sun. Durisen is about 36.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Houston.

The rotation of Durisen has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 7.00 hours.

No Close Approaches

Durisen's orbit is 1.32 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

Durisen's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 21, 1953. It was last officially observed on June 18, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,467 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.942 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2189
  • Inclination: 16.16°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 8.98°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 308.13°
  • Mean Anomaly: 237.18°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 36.47500 km
  • Magnitude: 11.5
  • Albedo: 0.046

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,840 days (5.04 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 17.39 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.59 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 2.30 AU
  • Rotation Period: 7.00 hours

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