8823 (1987 WS3) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1987 WS3 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1987 WS3 orbits the sun every 1,500 days (4.11 years), coming as close as 1.95 AU and reaching as far as 3.19 AU from the sun. 1987 WS3 is about 10.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Boston.
The rotation of 1987 WS3 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 110.88 hours.
1987 WS3's orbit is 0.96 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.
1987 WS3's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 22, 1987. It was last officially observed on May 17, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,469 observations used to determine its orbit.
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