Bobbywilliams

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Mars-crossing Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the island of Manhattan (3.17 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Bobbywilliams is a mid-sized asteroid with an orbit that crosses the orbit of Mars. NASA JPL has not classified Bobbywilliams as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Bobbywilliams orbits the sun every 1,290 days (3.53 years), coming as close as 1.54 AU and reaching as far as 3.09 AU from the sun. Bobbywilliams is about 3.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

The rotation of Bobbywilliams has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 4.83 hours.

No Close Approaches

Bobbywilliams's orbit is 0.58 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

Bobbywilliams's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 9, 1975. It was last officially observed on May 3, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,487 observations used to determine its orbit.

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 Bobbywilliams:

• 326 Tamara (A892 FD)
• 391 Ingeborg (A894 VB)
• 428 Monachia (A897 WA)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Bobbywilliams 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.

Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Bobbywilliams to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.