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2017 KA5

2017 KA5 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.882 AU and a period of 0.83 yr.

Aten Observations: 45
Orbital Period · P
0.83 yr
v(q)
39.9 km/s
v(Q)
25.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.7
Eccentricity · e
0.2264

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.682 AU) and its farthest (1.082 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.4 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.83 yr (303 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.882 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.226 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.62° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.2 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 = 25.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 45 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5537 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
0.8821 AU
Eccentricity
0.2264
Perihelion
0.682 AU
Aphelion
1.081807 AU
Inclination
6.62°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
163.91°

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
2026-Nov-27 06:35 0.300537 AU
44959766 km
10.41 km/s
2027-Jun-19 12:34 0.246966 AU
36945624 km
13.33 km/s
2031-Apr-07 03:35 0.290910 AU
43519451 km
15.09 km/s
2031-Nov-03 02:51 0.306577 AU
45863199 km
10.49 km/s
2032-Jun-13 03:36 0.399204 AU
59720101 km
18.45 km/s
2036-Apr-01 20:41 0.131215 AU
19629448 km
9.94 km/s
2036-Oct-08 11:42 0.289119 AU
43251649 km
9.29 km/s
2041-Apr-11 11:11 0.067451 AU
10090536 km
5.76 km/s
2041-Sep-09 13:41 0.246666 AU
36900782 km
6.61 km/s
2051-Jun-19 16:38 0.075022 AU
11223133 km
7.04 km/s
2056-Jun-19 21:37 0.117481 AU
17574837 km
11.92 km/s
2060-Apr-07 21:15 0.224153 AU
33532882 km
16.37 km/s
2061-Jun-14 12:43 0.259752 AU
38858272 km
17.36 km/s
2065-Apr-02 05:51 0.079655 AU
11916282 km
10.42 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
25.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.55369
Condition
7
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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