58480 (1996 RJ33) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 1996 RJ33 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1996 RJ33 orbits the sun every 4,310 days (11.80 years), coming as close as 5.04 AU and reaching as far as 5.33 AU from the sun. 1996 RJ33 is about 17.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Philadelphia.
The rotation of 1996 RJ33 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 32.97 hours.
1996 RJ33's orbit is 4.05 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.
1996 RJ33's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 24, 1992. It was last officially observed on Feb. 19, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 890 observations used to determine its orbit.
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