Key Facts
- Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
- Comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay (4.80 km diameter)
- Not a Near Earth Object
- Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
- See orbit simulation
Overview
Kuroda is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Kuroda as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Kuroda orbits the sun every 1,200 days (3.29 years), coming as close as 1.91 AU and reaching as far as 2.51 AU from the sun. Kuroda is about 4.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Kuroda has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 59.60 hours.
No Close Approaches
Kuroda's orbit is 0.90 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
Kuroda's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 8, 1980. It was last officially observed on Oct. 21, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,124 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 Kuroda:References
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- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 2.207 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.1367
- Inclination: 4.33°
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 105.87°
- Argument of Periapsis: 236.34°
- Mean Anomaly: 65.77°
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: 4.80400 km
- Magnitude: 14.0
- Albedo: 0.253
Derived Characteristics
- Orbit Period: 1,200 days (3.29 years)
- Avg. Orbit Speed: 20.01 km/s
- Aphelion Distance: 2.51 AU
- Perihelion Distance: 1.91 AU
- Rotation Period: 59.60 hours
Map Comparison
Orbit Simulation
Sky Map
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Size Rendering
The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Kuroda 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.
