Near-Earth asteroid

887 Alinda (A918 AA)

887 Alinda (A918 AA) is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 4.6–10.2 km (2.8–6.4 mi), in the AMO orbit class. Its next listed approach within 0.2 au is on January 25, 2087. NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Not potentially hazardous

4.6–10.2 km

Estimated diameter

13.82

Absolute magnitude (H)

Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200

Upcoming close approaches to Earth

1 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 8, 2025 at about 12,296,945 km.

Future Earth approaches (JPL Close Approach Data)
Date (TDB)	Nominal distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s	Time uncertainty
2087-Jan-25 21:50	24,882,614	64.7	11.27	< 00:01

Orbit

Orbit class: AMO — Near-Earth asteroid orbits similar to that of 1221 Amor
Orbital period: 1,421.3 days (3.89 years)
Minimum orbit intersection distance: 0.08012 au (11,985,781 km)
Observed: February 9, 1918 to August 27, 2025

Recent past approaches

Past Earth approaches within 0.2 au since 1900 (JPL), most recent 2
Date (TDB)	Distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s
2025-Jan-08 13:40	12,296,945	32.0	8.25
1974-Jan-04 05:00	20,461,997	53.2	7.1

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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: 887 Alinda (A918 AA)

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