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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 KY4

2017 KY4

2017 KY4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.074 AU it takes 1.11 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 124
Orbital Period · P
1.11 yr
v(q)
30.7 km/s
v(Q)
26.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.71
Eccentricity · e
0.0664

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.002 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.145 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.143 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.074 AU gives an orbital period of 1.11 yr, or about 407 days.

With e = 0.066, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.53° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.9 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.74 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 124 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5412 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
1.074 AU
Eccentricity
0.0664
Perihelion
1.002 AU
Aphelion
1.145314 AU
Inclination
17.53°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
12.18°

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
2027-May-24 20:31 0.061838 AU
9250903 km
9.16 km/s
2027-Nov-06 21:38 0.179204 AU
26808587 km
10.15 km/s
2036-Apr-30 18:18 0.448301 AU
67064914 km
18.10 km/s
2036-Dec-23 17:45 0.295861 AU
44260210 km
9.03 km/s
2037-May-30 11:28 0.186240 AU
27861160 km
10.28 km/s
2037-Oct-30 08:14 0.259616 AU
38838027 km
11.57 km/s
2046-May-07 07:12 0.294828 AU
44105682 km
14.55 km/s
2046-Dec-06 02:22 0.213132 AU
31884074 km
9.29 km/s
2047-Jun-07 07:53 0.331203 AU
49547234 km
12.88 km/s
2047-Oct-24 06:58 0.371310 AU
55547231 km
13.97 km/s
2056-May-12 18:19 0.147603 AU
22081158 km
11.53 km/s
2056-Nov-23 11:44 0.148310 AU
22186889 km
9.19 km/s
2066-May-18 11:03 0.044557 AU
6665620 km
9.74 km/s
2066-Nov-15 15:56 0.134062 AU
20055342 km
9.35 km/s
2076-May-20 13:19 0.006716 AU
1004739 km
9.30 km/s
2076-Nov-11 12:00 0.132943 AU
19888029 km
9.55 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
24.74

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54115
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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