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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 RQ17

2014 RQ17

2014 RQ17 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.767 AU it takes 2.35 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 150
Orbital Period · P
2.35 yr
v(q)
36 km/s
v(Q)
13.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.12 km
TJ
3.99
Eccentricity · e
0.4425

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.985 AU) and its farthest (2.549 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.564 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.35 yr (858 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.767 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.443) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.66° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.9 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 22.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.12 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 150 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3836 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.767 AU
Eccentricity
0.4425
Perihelion
0.985 AU
Aphelion
2.548897 AU
Inclination
3.66°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
337.44°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2029-Jan-04 07:45 0.468329 AU
70061055 km
20.80 km/s
2054-Sep-06 16:07 0.371765 AU
55615272 km
18.07 km/s
2061-Sep-27 10:17 0.094002 AU
14062545 km
9.63 km/s
2068-Nov-22 11:23 0.057056 AU
8535491 km
6.74 km/s
2075-Dec-26 12:56 0.290361 AU
43437384 km
15.35 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
22.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38358
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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