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2017 UN1

2017 UN1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.884 AU and a period of 0.83 yr.

Aten Observations: 27
Orbital Period · P
0.83 yr
v(q)
52.6 km/s
v(Q)
19.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
6.61
Eccentricity · e
0.4669

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.471 AU) and its farthest (1.297 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.826 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.83 yr (304 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.884 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.467) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.98° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 52.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.1 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 = 24.75 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 27 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4028 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
0.8843 AU
Eccentricity
0.4669
Perihelion
0.471 AU
Aphelion
1.29718 AU
Inclination
3.98°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
241.92°

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-15 12:06 0.175520 AU
26257366 km
10.23 km/s
2029-Jan-10 19:01 0.070583 AU
10559009 km
15.23 km/s
2032-Oct-22 17:45 0.220277 AU
32952948 km
10.32 km/s
2034-Jan-09 01:46 0.118711 AU
17758927 km
17.54 km/s
2037-Oct-30 21:57 0.248085 AU
37113051 km
10.62 km/s
2039-Jan-07 04:22 0.167143 AU
25004279 km
19.71 km/s
2042-Aug-05 01:37 0.397492 AU
59463899 km
11.71 km/s
2042-Nov-07 01:43 0.275048 AU
41146583 km
10.88 km/s
2044-Jan-04 21:27 0.235462 AU
35224624 km
21.94 km/s
2047-Jul-26 00:52 0.435566 AU
65159793 km
14.24 km/s
2047-Nov-14 09:22 0.295596 AU
44220515 km
11.08 km/s
2049-Jan-01 06:24 0.312487 AU
46747416 km
24.33 km/s
2051-Oct-21 10:28 0.413383 AU
61841192 km
27.90 km/s
2052-Jul-15 14:51 0.467805 AU
69982583 km
16.52 km/s
2052-Nov-21 03:31 0.306701 AU
45881801 km
11.18 km/s
2053-Apr-07 23:41 0.481602 AU
72046668 km
18.27 km/s
2053-Dec-29 04:07 0.401265 AU
60028409 km
26.93 km/s
2056-Oct-17 08:05 0.349164 AU
52234257 km
25.38 km/s
2057-Jul-07 12:35 0.491620 AU
73545241 km
18.25 km/s
2057-Nov-28 03:20 0.307544 AU
46007878 km
11.17 km/s
2058-Mar-31 09:28 0.458898 AU
68650172 km
16.55 km/s
2058-Dec-26 17:16 0.463575 AU
69349852 km
29.02 km/s
2061-Oct-15 19:42 0.312417 AU
46736903 km
23.97 km/s
2062-Dec-02 13:39 0.301877 AU
45160185 km
11.11 km/s
2063-Mar-26 11:02 0.439389 AU
65731625 km
15.32 km/s
2066-Oct-14 09:33 0.258838 AU
38721647 km
22.57 km/s
2067-Dec-06 22:49 0.292307 AU
43728537 km
11.03 km/s
2068-Mar-20 08:46 0.417504 AU
62457659 km
14.03 km/s
2071-Oct-13 05:59 0.107355 AU
16060033 km
21.28 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
24.75

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40276
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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