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2017 YH5

2017 YH5 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.69 AU it takes 2.20 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 38
Orbital Period · P
2.20 yr
v(q)
37.8 km/s
v(Q)
13.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
3.99
Eccentricity · e
0.4621

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.909 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.471 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.562 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.69 AU gives an orbital period of 2.20 yr, or about 802 days.

The high eccentricity (0.462) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 25.53° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.9 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 = 21.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 38 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4168 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 4 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.69 AU
Eccentricity
0.4621
Perihelion
0.909 AU
Aphelion
2.470949 AU
Inclination
25.53°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
264.51°

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
2029-Jan-09 21:49 0.304784 AU
45595053 km
13.96 km/s
2029-May-31 20:49 0.296107 AU
44297025 km
13.81 km/s
2040-Jan-10 17:52 0.238494 AU
35678187 km
15.16 km/s
2040-Jun-01 23:47 0.371707 AU
55606634 km
13.05 km/s
2051-Jan-09 00:05 0.213333 AU
31914231 km
16.95 km/s
2051-Jun-05 23:31 0.457400 AU
68426038 km
12.76 km/s
2062-Jan-06 00:48 0.244318 AU
36549491 km
19.32 km/s
2073-Jan-02 04:33 0.322159 AU
48194258 km
22.10 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
21.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41682
Condition
4
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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