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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 UU4

2017 UU4

2017 UU4 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.465 AU once every 3.87 yr.

Amor Observations: 15
Orbital Period · P
3.87 yr
v(q)
36.2 km/s
v(Q)
9.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
3.2
Eccentricity · e
0.5688

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.063 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.867 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.804 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.465 AU gives an orbital period of 3.87 yr, or about 1,414 days.

The high eccentricity (0.569) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.32° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.9 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 = 23.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 15 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5128 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 9 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
2.465 AU
Eccentricity
0.5688
Perihelion
1.063 AU
Aphelion
3.867092 AU
Inclination
16.32°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458048.5
Mean Anomaly
15.83°

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
23.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51276
Condition
9
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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