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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 PS24

2017 PS24

2017 PS24 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.39 AU once every 1.64 yr.

Amor Observations: 19
Orbital Period · P
1.64 yr
v(q)
32.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.74
Eccentricity · e
0.2553

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.035 AU) and its farthest (1.745 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.71 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.64 yr (599 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.39 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.255 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 0.94° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.5 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 = 25 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 19 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.686 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
1.39 AU
Eccentricity
0.2553
Perihelion
1.035 AU
Aphelion
1.744867 AU
Inclination
0.94°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
123.53°

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
2030-May-21 06:35 0.471754 AU
70573385 km
6.36 km/s
2040-Jul-20 07:05 0.336103 AU
50280335 km
13.95 km/s
2040-Dec-05 06:19 0.372609 AU
55741489 km
4.66 km/s
2053-Jun-01 12:05 0.394072 AU
58952274 km
5.26 km/s
2053-Oct-28 14:27 0.374188 AU
55977703 km
16.79 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
25.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.686
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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