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2017 FG128

2017 FG128 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.449 AU once every 1.74 yr.

Amor Observations: 112
Orbital Period · P
1.74 yr
v(q)
32.6 km/s
v(Q)
18.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
4.47
Eccentricity · e
0.2686

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.06 AU) and its farthest (1.838 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.778 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.74 yr (637 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.449 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.269 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 30.48° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.8 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 = 22.11 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 112 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6325 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
1.449 AU
Eccentricity
0.2686
Perihelion
1.06 AU
Aphelion
1.838201 AU
Inclination
30.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
64.49°

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
2031-Apr-14 15:17 0.256318 AU
38344637 km
19.40 km/s
2038-Apr-09 20:32 0.393060 AU
58800954 km
21.79 km/s
2071-Apr-30 12:24 0.464624 AU
69506717 km
17.30 km/s
2078-Apr-28 08:40 0.325220 AU
48652250 km
16.33 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
22.11

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63247
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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