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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 FE66

2017 FE66

2017 FE66 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.28 AU once every 3.44 yr.

Amor Observations: 62
Orbital Period · P
3.44 yr
v(q)
32.8 km/s
v(Q)
11.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.2 km
TJ
3.44
Eccentricity · e
0.4696

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.209 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.351 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.142 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.28 AU gives an orbital period of 3.44 yr, or about 1,257 days.

The high eccentricity (0.47) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.46° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.9 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.27 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.2 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 62 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3474 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
2.28 AU
Eccentricity
0.4696
Perihelion
1.209 AU
Aphelion
3.350688 AU
Inclination
8.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2460800.5
Mean Anomaly
101.11°

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
21.27

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34736
Condition
1
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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