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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 CB36

2017 CB36

2017 CB36 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.983 AU and a period of 0.97 yr.

Aten Observations: 10
Orbital Period · P
0.97 yr
v(q)
32.6 km/s
v(Q)
27.7 km/s
TJ
6.15
Eccentricity · e
0.0825

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.902 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.064 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.162 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.983 AU gives an orbital period of 0.97 yr, or about 356 days.

With e = 0.083, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.9° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.7 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

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for 2017 CB36, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 10 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.54 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
0.9827 AU
Eccentricity
0.0825
Perihelion
0.902 AU
Aphelion
1.063773 AU
Inclination
8.9°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2460600.5
Mean Anomaly
53.82°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
31.44

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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