(14241) 2000 AO5

14241 (2000 AO5) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 2000 AO5 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

2000 AO5 orbits the sun every 2,020 days (5.53 years), coming as close as 2.53 AU and reaching as far as 3.72 AU from the sun. 2000 AO5 is about 15.0 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Baltimore.

The rotation of 2000 AO5 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 11.51 hours.

No Close Approaches
2000 AO5's orbit is 1.52 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely 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
2000 AO5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 10, 1973. It was last officially observed on Nov. 16, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,048 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration
This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.