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2017 QQ35

2017 QQ35 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.812 AU and a period of 0.73 yr.

Aten Observations: 71
Orbital Period · P
0.73 yr
v(q)
54 km/s
v(Q)
20.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.15 km
TJ
7.06
Eccentricity · e
0.4551

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.442 AU) and its farthest (1.181 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.739 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.73 yr (267 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.812 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.455) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 22.37° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 54 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.2 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 = 21.94 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.15 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 71 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5989 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
0.8117 AU
Eccentricity
0.4551
Perihelion
0.442 AU
Aphelion
1.181105 AU
Inclination
22.37°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
176.44°

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-Sep-21 04:57 0.153787 AU
23006207 km
13.65 km/s
2036-Sep-02 23:47 0.182980 AU
27373402 km
13.30 km/s
2039-Sep-29 22:32 0.182888 AU
27359588 km
15.50 km/s
2047-Sep-16 14:32 0.160368 AU
23990750 km
13.38 km/s
2055-Aug-28 18:41 0.193000 AU
28872324 km
13.42 km/s
2058-Sep-26 21:55 0.159987 AU
23933772 km
14.35 km/s
2066-Sep-10 13:37 0.170637 AU
25526943 km
13.29 km/s
2077-Sep-22 09:07 0.154101 AU
23053158 km
13.71 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
21.94

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.59895
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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