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2017 YK7

2017 YK7 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.756 AU and a period of 0.66 yr.

Aten Observations: 20
Orbital Period · P
0.66 yr
v(q)
52.3 km/s
v(Q)
22.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
7.58
Eccentricity · e
0.3996

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.454 AU) and its farthest (1.058 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.604 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.66 yr (240 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.756 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.4 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.11° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 52.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.4 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 = 24.56 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 20 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4804 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
0.7561 AU
Eccentricity
0.3996
Perihelion
0.454 AU
Aphelion
1.058238 AU
Inclination
8.11°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458115.5
Mean Anomaly
223.75°

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
2044-Dec-29 12:53 0.236127 AU
35324127 km
24.62 km/s
2053-Nov-20 10:34 0.227026 AU
33962566 km
21.38 km/s
2055-Nov-16 01:16 0.105815 AU
15829698 km
15.72 km/s
2076-Nov-22 12:30 0.382598 AU
57235853 km
23.60 km/s
2078-Nov-17 16:31 0.175057 AU
26188091 km
18.23 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
24.56

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48044
Condition
8
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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