2021 GM1 is a small asteroid orbiting the sun inside the belt of the inner planets. NASA JPL does not treat 2021 GM1 as potentially hazardous, because its orbit never carries it near Earth.
One lap around the sun takes 2021 GM1 353 days (0.97 years). Over that circuit it swings between 0.95 AU and 1 AU from the sun, travelling at an average of 30.14 km/s. At 0.0 kilometers across, 2021 GM1 is roughly the size of a school bus or smaller.
The orbit of 2021 GM1 stays well clear of Earth's. Its predicted passes are listed below.
These 13 passes come from orbital simulations run by NASA JPL's CNEOS.
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2020 | 271,411 | 1.808 |
| April 2, 2021 | 406,370 | 1.518 |
| May 1, 2022 | 26,595,707 | 5.763 |
| Feb. 20, 2050 | 21,520,044 | 4.795 |
| Nov. 15, 2050 | 5,637,912 | 0.862 |
| April 16, 2051 | 3,952,346 | 1.364 |
| Nov. 18, 2069 | 8,330,843 | 1.176 |
| April 20, 2070 | 8,941,956 | 2.377 |
| April 18, 2087 | 10,197,340 | 2.664 |
| April 19, 2103 | 25,782,621 | 5.838 |
| Feb. 21, 2118 | 10,166,089 | 2.739 |
| Feb. 21, 2122 | 0 | 0.0004398 |
| Feb. 22, 2121 | 0 | 0.0004395 |
The orbit of 2021 GM1 is pinned down by sightings going back to May 26, 2020, the most recent officially logged on May 5, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center holds 113 observations behind that solution.
A ◯ pink circle marks where 2021 GM1 sits. It may fall outside your current field of view — use the controls below to change the position, location and time.