Additional orbital information
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|Earth MOID
0.0276364 AU

|Jupiter Tisserand parameter
3.976

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(4953) 1990 MU is an Earth-crossing asteroid belonging to the Apollo

Apollo asteroid

The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, the first asteroid of this group to be discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth...

 family of asteroid

Asteroid

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s which also crosses the orbit of Mars

Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...

 and Venus

Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...

. 1990 MU is the asteroid's temporary discovery name. It has now been assigned a permanent number from the Minor Planet Center

Minor Planet Center

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 (4953) indicating that its orbit has been confirmed, but has not (at least so far) been assigned a name. Only a small fraction of asteroids have been named.

It has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance

Minimum orbit intersection distance

Minimum orbit intersection distance is a measure used in astronomy to assess collision risk between astronomical objects. It is defined as the distance between the closest points of the osculating orbits of the two bodies in question. Of greatest interest is the risk of a collision with Earth;...

 of 0.0276 AU

Astronomical unit

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 (2,570,000 miles), which is close enough to classify it as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA). It will make a close approach to Earth on 6 June 2027 at 0.0308 AU (2,870,000 miles), becoming as bright as apparent magnitude 8.7, and even closer on 5 June 2058 at 0.0231 AU (2,150,000 miles). It will also make a close approach to Venus on 5 October 2012 at 0.0568 AU (5,280,000 miles) and again on 3 September 2041 at 0.0581 AU (5,400,000 miles).