Anacostia is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Anacostia as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Anacostia orbits the sun every 1,660 days (4.54 years), coming as close as 2.19 AU and reaching as far as 3.30 AU from the sun. Anacostia is about 74.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware.
The rotation of Anacostia has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 20.12 hours.
Anacostia's spectral type SU (Tholen) / L (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain magnesium silicate, iron silicate, and aluminum.
Anacostia's orbit is 1.24 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.
Anacostia's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 15, 1929. It was last officially observed on June 6, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,257 observations used to determine its orbit.
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