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For the curious.

Periapsis, au: 45.241

Apoapsis, au: 1714.759

Period, years: 26106.07



26000 year period and yet it has still been around the sun 2000+ times since the dinosaurs went extinct. Make me feel a bit insignificant and awed at the same time.


Humans probably can orbit the sun 2000+ times in a not significantly distant future


It comes to Earth closer than Pluto, btw.


Specifically: when this object is at its closest and Pluto is at its farthest then this object can be the one closer to Earth. Pluto comes the closest of the two overall though.




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