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2017 TJ4

2017 TJ4 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.768 AU and a period of 0.67 yr.

Aten Observations: 115
Orbital Period · P
0.67 yr
v(q)
49.3 km/s
v(Q)
23.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
7.5
Eccentricity · e
0.355

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.495 AU) and its farthest (1.04 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.545 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.67 yr (246 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.768 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.355 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.39° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 49.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.5 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 = 25.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 115 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4671 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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
0.7676 AU
Eccentricity
0.355
Perihelion
0.495 AU
Aphelion
1.040098 AU
Inclination
4.39°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
105.04°

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
2027-Oct-12 07:59 0.393034 AU
58797106 km
21.68 km/s
2028-Mar-21 05:09 0.470302 AU
70356225 km
17.04 km/s
2030-Apr-01 13:58 0.487809 AU
72975198 km
18.40 km/s
2042-Jun-04 08:08 0.484389 AU
72463630 km
17.32 km/s
2042-Nov-16 08:16 0.451574 AU
67554470 km
24.09 km/s
2044-Jun-15 02:17 0.463490 AU
69337155 km
15.64 km/s
2044-Nov-19 22:06 0.348598 AU
52149580 km
20.67 km/s
2046-Jun-27 10:15 0.435258 AU
65113647 km
13.55 km/s
2046-Nov-24 03:23 0.247471 AU
37021067 km
17.28 km/s
2048-Jul-10 00:02 0.397504 AU
59465713 km
10.97 km/s
2048-Nov-26 14:17 0.151176 AU
22615679 km
13.92 km/s
2050-Nov-28 04:16 0.071211 AU
10653025 km
10.64 km/s
2052-Nov-23 01:46 0.049664 AU
7429646 km
7.92 km/s
2058-Oct-06 03:12 0.007191 AU
1075769 km
8.47 km/s
2060-Oct-03 03:20 0.107657 AU
16105267 km
11.72 km/s
2061-Feb-12 09:29 0.378781 AU
56664793 km
10.01 km/s
2062-Oct-05 17:57 0.193567 AU
28957199 km
15.40 km/s
2063-Feb-28 11:26 0.416137 AU
62253164 km
13.26 km/s
2064-Oct-08 21:27 0.259502 AU
38820888 km
19.19 km/s
2066-Oct-13 15:39 0.329005 AU
49218517 km
23.00 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
25.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46708
Condition
7
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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