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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 MG3

2017 MG3

2017 MG3 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.312 AU once every 3.52 yr.

Amor Observations: 132
Orbital Period · P
3.52 yr
v(q)
33.6 km/s
v(Q)
11.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.17 km
TJ
3.34
Eccentricity · e
0.4919

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.175 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.449 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.274 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.312 AU gives an orbital period of 3.52 yr, or about 1,284 days.

The high eccentricity (0.492) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.73° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.4 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 = 21.59 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.17 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 132 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.497 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
2.312 AU
Eccentricity
0.4919
Perihelion
1.175 AU
Aphelion
3.449273 AU
Inclination
19.73°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
189.31°

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
2031-Jun-27 21:30 0.391815 AU
58614671 km
10.35 km/s
2038-Jun-25 02:01 0.495263 AU
74090330 km
10.48 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
21.59

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49705
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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