Near-Earth asteroid

433 Eros (A898 PA)

433 Eros (A898 PA) is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 22.1–49.4 km (13.7–30.7 mi), in the AMO orbit class. Its next listed approach within 0.2 au is on January 24, 2056. NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Not potentially hazardous

22.1–49.4 km

Estimated diameter

10.4

Absolute magnitude (H)

Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200

Upcoming close approaches to Earth

5 approaches within 0.2 au (about 30 million km) are calculated from now to 2200. The closest in the 1900–2200 record is on January 25, 2137 at about 22,358,898 km.

Future Earth approaches (JPL Close Approach Data)
Date (TDB)	Nominal distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s	Time uncertainty
2056-Jan-24 11:03	22,406,769	58.3	5.82	< 00:01
2093-Jan-31 15:47	27,295,627	71.0	5.97	< 00:01
2137-Jan-25 14:12	22,358,898	58.2	5.81	< 00:01
2174-Feb-03 01:30	28,184,239	73.3	6.01	< 00:01
2181-Jan-17 20:55	29,621,874	77.1	5.99	< 00:01

Orbit

Orbit class: AMO — Near-Earth asteroid orbits similar to that of 1221 Amor
Orbital period: 643.2 days (1.76 years)
Minimum orbit intersection distance: 0.1488 au (22,260,163 km)
Observed: October 29, 1893 to May 13, 2021

Recent past approaches

Past Earth approaches within 0.2 au since 1900 (JPL), most recent 3
Date (TDB)	Distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s
2012-Jan-31 11:01	26,730,148	69.5	5.95
1975-Jan-23 07:39	22,608,726	58.8	5.83
1931-Jan-30 04:07	26,040,501	67.7	5.92

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Sources

Size, hazard status and this week’s approach — NASA NeoWs (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
Close-approach list — JPL SBDB Close Approach Data API (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
Full orbit details — JPL Small-Body Database: 433 Eros (A898 PA)

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