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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 QY34

2017 QY34

2017 QY34 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.813 AU and a period of 0.73 yr.

Aten Observations: 117
Orbital Period · P
0.73 yr
v(q)
51.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.23 km
TJ
7.04
Eccentricity · e
0.4149

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.476 AU) and its farthest (1.151 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.675 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.73 yr (268 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.813 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.415) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 27.22° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 51.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 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 = 20.92 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.23 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 117 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3481 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
0.8133 AU
Eccentricity
0.4149
Perihelion
0.476 AU
Aphelion
1.150738 AU
Inclination
27.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
92.59°

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-24 20:31 0.050398 AU
7539361 km
17.69 km/s
2039-Aug-26 10:52 0.077573 AU
11604730 km
18.40 km/s
2050-Aug-27 13:36 0.120493 AU
18025543 km
19.47 km/s
2061-Aug-29 02:13 0.172454 AU
25798765 km
20.80 km/s
2064-Aug-24 04:18 0.187641 AU
28070647 km
14.16 km/s
2075-Aug-24 00:24 0.141737 AU
21203587 km
14.62 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
20.92

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34814
Condition
1
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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