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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 SF12

2017 SF12

2017 SF12 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.539 AU once every 1.91 yr.

Amor Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
1.91 yr
v(q)
31.7 km/s
v(Q)
18.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.39
Eccentricity · e
0.2723

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.12 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.958 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.838 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.539 AU gives an orbital period of 1.91 yr, or about 697 days.

An eccentricity of 0.272 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.79° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.2 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 = 24.6 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 28 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5446 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.539 AU
Eccentricity
0.2723
Perihelion
1.12 AU
Aphelion
1.95807 AU
Inclination
14.79°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458020.5
Mean Anomaly
359.27°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54465
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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