Javid

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay (7.79 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

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

Javid orbits the sun every 1,810 days (4.96 years), coming as close as 2.67 AU and reaching as far as 3.14 AU from the sun. Javid is about 7.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.

The rotation of Javid has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.02 hours.

No Close Approaches

Javid's orbit is 1.68 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

Javid's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 24, 1971. It was last officially observed on Dec. 1, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,678 observations used to determine its orbit.

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

View asteroid Javid 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 Javid:

• 22 Kalliope (A852 WA)
• 238 Hypatia (A884 NA)
• 307 Nike (A891 EB)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Javid 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.