Elanfiller

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the island of Manhattan (4.05 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

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

Elanfiller orbits the sun every 1,240 days (3.39 years), coming as close as 1.88 AU and reaching as far as 2.63 AU from the sun. Elanfiller is about 4.1 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.

No Close Approaches

Elanfiller's orbit is 0.88 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

Elanfiller's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 3, 1954. It was last officially observed on April 9, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 3,193 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 Elanfiller:

• 298 Baptistina (A890 RB)
• 336 Lacadiera (A892 SA)
• 574 Reginhild (A905 SH)

References

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

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Elanfiller 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.

Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Elanfiller 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.