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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 KP34

2017 KP34

2017 KP34 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.395 AU it takes 1.65 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 76
Orbital Period · P
1.65 yr
v(q)
84.9 km/s
v(Q)
7.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.44 km
TJ
4.22
Eccentricity · e
0.8382

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.226 AU) and its farthest (2.564 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.338 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.65 yr (602 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.395 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.838) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 30.06° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 84.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 7.5 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 = 19.55 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.44 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 76 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6309 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
1.395 AU
Eccentricity
0.8382
Perihelion
0.226 AU
Aphelion
2.564289 AU
Inclination
30.06°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
216.18°

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
2028-Aug-27 02:13 0.405497 AU
60661531 km
28.71 km/s
2033-Aug-07 13:05 0.396177 AU
59267209 km
36.62 km/s
2040-May-12 17:35 0.473892 AU
70893213 km
44.16 km/s
2045-Apr-26 07:59 0.292332 AU
43732248 km
34.92 km/s
2050-Apr-08 05:12 0.369978 AU
55347975 km
26.43 km/s
2056-Sep-03 17:38 0.449054 AU
67177592 km
26.82 km/s
2061-Aug-12 23:06 0.371713 AU
55607487 km
34.09 km/s
2073-May-01 06:16 0.330553 AU
49450074 km
37.52 km/s
2078-Apr-14 01:05 0.319342 AU
47772931 km
28.82 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
19.55

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63087
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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