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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 YG1

2017 YG1

2017 YG1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.18 AU it takes 1.28 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 48
Orbital Period · P
1.28 yr
v(q)
38.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
5.29
Eccentricity · e
0.3355

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.784 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.576 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.792 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.18 AU gives an orbital period of 1.28 yr, or about 468 days.

An eccentricity of 0.336 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.96° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.3 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 = 22.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 48 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5118 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
1.18 AU
Eccentricity
0.3355
Perihelion
0.784 AU
Aphelion
1.57589 AU
Inclination
9.96°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
281.02°

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
2026-Dec-16 19:50 0.224484 AU
33582358 km
7.19 km/s
2030-May-29 19:26 0.295849 AU
44258396 km
20.38 km/s
2036-Jan-03 09:55 0.307662 AU
46025516 km
8.46 km/s
2039-May-22 18:51 0.400326 AU
59887987 km
24.52 km/s
2040-Dec-22 09:56 0.357515 AU
53483451 km
23.51 km/s
2045-Jan-15 21:23 0.381717 AU
57104010 km
9.50 km/s
2049-Dec-16 03:58 0.194993 AU
29170563 km
18.84 km/s
2054-Jan-27 00:56 0.445315 AU
66618108 km
10.19 km/s
2058-Dec-10 14:55 0.125379 AU
18756384 km
14.52 km/s
2067-Dec-06 01:38 0.126449 AU
18916500 km
10.57 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
22.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51176
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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