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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 HV2

2017 HV2

2017 HV2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.416 AU it takes 1.68 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 78
Orbital Period · P
1.68 yr
v(q)
35.5 km/s
v(Q)
17.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.64
Eccentricity · e
0.3361

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.94 AU) and its farthest (1.892 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.952 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.68 yr (615 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.416 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.336 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.2° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.6 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 = 28.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 78 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4346 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
1.416 AU
Eccentricity
0.3361
Perihelion
0.94 AU
Aphelion
1.891918 AU
Inclination
10.2°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
128.61°

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
2044-Apr-08 18:48 0.122786 AU
18368483 km
13.77 km/s
2076-Apr-23 22:42 0.001910 AU
285788 km
9.38 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
28.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43464
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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