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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 TF1

2017 TF1

2017 TF1 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.256 AU once every 1.41 yr.

Amor Observations: 44
Orbital Period · P
1.41 yr
v(q)
32.1 km/s
v(Q)
22 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.11
Eccentricity · e
0.1874

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.021 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.491 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.47 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.256 AU gives an orbital period of 1.41 yr, or about 514 days.

An eccentricity of 0.187 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 0.89° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22 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 = 26.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 44 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5408 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
1.256 AU
Eccentricity
0.1874
Perihelion
1.021 AU
Aphelion
1.491374 AU
Inclination
0.89°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
52.54°

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-Mar-13 17:16 0.465416 AU
69625262 km
7.43 km/s
2031-Jun-13 21:01 0.358962 AU
53699943 km
5.28 km/s
2031-Nov-28 23:11 0.467600 AU
69952025 km
16.41 km/s
2035-Feb-21 17:44 0.414394 AU
61992514 km
6.62 km/s
2038-May-20 00:34 0.432446 AU
64693058 km
6.67 km/s
2041-Aug-19 10:08 0.384712 AU
57552047 km
14.12 km/s
2042-Jan-26 19:26 0.328288 AU
49111126 km
5.05 km/s
2045-Apr-29 18:01 0.473572 AU
70845434 km
7.42 km/s
2048-Sep-04 10:50 0.137650 AU
20592123 km
6.79 km/s
2048-Dec-11 16:10 0.187321 AU
28022756 km
1.23 km/s
2052-Apr-12 23:39 0.488100 AU
73018704 km
7.70 km/s
2055-Oct-27 12:11 0.035642 AU
5331969 km
3.10 km/s
2059-Mar-23 21:31 0.483677 AU
72357028 km
7.69 km/s
2062-Jun-20 05:09 0.338974 AU
50709756 km
4.90 km/s
2062-Nov-26 22:57 0.410800 AU
61454854 km
14.98 km/s
2066-Feb-21 00:16 0.410861 AU
61463913 km
6.63 km/s
2069-May-13 17:27 0.447318 AU
66917884 km
7.03 km/s
2072-Aug-28 09:07 0.201233 AU
30104048 km
9.91 km/s
2073-Jan-06 13:08 0.236837 AU
35430285 km
3.47 km/s
2076-Apr-14 19:51 0.491715 AU
73559455 km
7.76 km/s
2079-Nov-07 17:18 0.031327 AU
4686492 km
5.14 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
26.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54076
Condition
5
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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