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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 CX1

2017 CX1

2017 CX1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.411 AU it takes 1.68 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 35
Orbital Period · P
1.68 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
18.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.68
Eccentricity · e
0.2951

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.995 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.827 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.832 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.411 AU gives an orbital period of 1.68 yr, or about 612 days.

An eccentricity of 0.295 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.38° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.5 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 = 28.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 35 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.6374 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.411 AU
Eccentricity
0.2951
Perihelion
0.995 AU
Aphelion
1.827386 AU
Inclination
3.38°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
212.08°

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
2026-Nov-30 22:11 0.315633 AU
47217993 km
1.78 km/s
2027-Mar-18 11:01 0.200542 AU
30000664 km
10.30 km/s
2031-Nov-01 05:54 0.423629 AU
63374056 km
5.48 km/s
2032-Mar-30 10:17 0.363278 AU
54345667 km
16.13 km/s
2079-Jan-15 19:07 0.013530 AU
2023988 km
5.00 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
28.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63736
Condition
6
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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