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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 DP36

2017 DP36

2017 DP36 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.333 AU it takes 1.54 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 30
Orbital Period · P
1.54 yr
v(q)
34.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.87
Eccentricity · e
0.2911

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.945 AU) and its farthest (1.721 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.776 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.54 yr (562 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.333 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.291 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.69° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.1 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 = 28.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 30 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6544 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
1.333 AU
Eccentricity
0.2911
Perihelion
0.945 AU
Aphelion
1.721036 AU
Inclination
4.69°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
37.54°

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
28.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.65444
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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