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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 FH90

2017 FH90

2017 FH90 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.663 AU once every 2.14 yr.

Amor Observations: 114
Orbital Period · P
2.14 yr
v(q)
32.6 km/s
v(Q)
16.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.26 km
TJ
4.02
Eccentricity · e
0.3316

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.111 AU) and its farthest (2.214 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.103 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.14 yr (783 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.663 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.332 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 33.19° 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 16.4 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 = 20.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.26 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 114 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4657 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 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
1.663 AU
Eccentricity
0.3316
Perihelion
1.111 AU
Aphelion
2.214451 AU
Inclination
33.19°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
66.84°

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
2032-Apr-07 21:54 0.361555 AU
54087821 km
18.06 km/s
2032-Sep-04 15:32 0.446690 AU
66823885 km
18.70 km/s
2047-Apr-08 09:46 0.360548 AU
53937197 km
17.67 km/s
2047-Sep-05 07:02 0.463816 AU
69385862 km
19.22 km/s
2062-Apr-07 18:23 0.365948 AU
54745046 km
17.35 km/s
2062-Sep-05 01:53 0.484416 AU
72467550 km
19.85 km/s
2077-Apr-07 00:44 0.375811 AU
56220563 km
17.08 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
20.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46565
Condition
2
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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