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2017 UG5

2017 UG5 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.986 AU and a period of 0.98 yr.

Aten Observations: 29
Orbital Period · P
0.98 yr
v(q)
36.5 km/s
v(Q)
24.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.11
Eccentricity · e
0.1942

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.794 AU) and its farthest (1.177 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.383 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.98 yr (358 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.986 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.194 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.22° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.6 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 = 26.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 29 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6549 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
0.9859 AU
Eccentricity
0.1942
Perihelion
0.794 AU
Aphelion
1.177362 AU
Inclination
13.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
30.52°

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-Feb-26 22:21 0.404040 AU
60443498 km
20.59 km/s
2060-Oct-27 16:12 0.214946 AU
32155523 km
20.70 km/s
2061-Oct-23 10:50 0.093853 AU
14040263 km
17.00 km/s
2062-Oct-19 19:53 0.058545 AU
8758249 km
13.43 km/s
2063-Oct-17 16:28 0.045357 AU
6785264 km
10.28 km/s
2072-Mar-11 15:08 0.142414 AU
21304848 km
14.26 km/s
2073-Mar-04 02:09 0.251517 AU
37626370 km
17.75 km/s
2074-Feb-25 10:06 0.382082 AU
57158695 km
21.46 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
26.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.65487
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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