96337 (1997 LG2) is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 1997 LG2 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1997 LG2 orbits the sun every 4,430 days (12.13 years), coming as close as 5.03 AU and reaching as far as 5.52 AU from the sun. 1997 LG2 is about 11.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
The rotation of 1997 LG2 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 366.00 hours.
1997 LG2's orbit is 4.03 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.
1997 LG2's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 17, 1990. It was last officially observed on June 1, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 536 observations used to determine its orbit.
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