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2017 AG13

2017 AG13 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.963 AU and a period of 0.95 yr.

Aten Observations: 70
Orbital Period · P
0.95 yr
v(q)
48 km/s
v(Q)
19.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.15
Eccentricity · e
0.4288

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.55 AU) and its farthest (1.376 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.826 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.95 yr (345 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.963 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.429) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.45° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 48 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.2 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 = 26.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 70 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3081 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
0.9632 AU
Eccentricity
0.4288
Perihelion
0.55 AU
Aphelion
1.37622 AU
Inclination
16.45°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
276.05°

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
2028-Sep-13 01:01 0.326525 AU
48847496 km
22.27 km/s
2029-Aug-21 14:12 0.225781 AU
33776337 km
14.09 km/s
2030-Jul-08 20:33 0.364027 AU
54457616 km
15.46 km/s
2030-Oct-09 13:08 0.449877 AU
67300577 km
9.63 km/s
2031-May-31 15:16 0.466181 AU
69739672 km
19.01 km/s
2031-Nov-17 18:28 0.476364 AU
71262995 km
11.62 km/s
2032-Apr-24 23:36 0.495496 AU
74125139 km
18.48 km/s
2032-Dec-19 07:20 0.347610 AU
52001748 km
11.27 km/s
2033-Mar-11 14:38 0.407817 AU
61008491 km
11.74 km/s
2034-Jan-11 10:03 0.054661 AU
8177119 km
13.53 km/s
2035-Jan-01 11:03 0.221009 AU
33062472 km
22.62 km/s
2045-Sep-18 15:57 0.392334 AU
58692314 km
25.20 km/s
2046-Aug-30 15:20 0.221923 AU
33199224 km
16.20 km/s
2047-Jul-23 02:36 0.312763 AU
46788652 km
14.03 km/s
2048-Jun-11 11:21 0.438553 AU
65606622 km
18.21 km/s
2048-Nov-06 17:24 0.487969 AU
72999111 km
11.34 km/s
2049-May-06 23:30 0.495304 AU
74096367 km
19.19 km/s
2049-Dec-08 14:28 0.402712 AU
60244918 km
11.56 km/s
2050-Mar-29 11:30 0.452829 AU
67742246 km
14.85 km/s
2051-Jan-09 23:26 0.158838 AU
23761872 km
11.48 km/s
2052-Jan-06 03:15 0.099919 AU
14947729 km
19.28 km/s
2052-Dec-23 03:25 0.427190 AU
63906738 km
29.13 km/s
2063-Sep-07 14:52 0.251930 AU
37688196 km
19.18 km/s
2064-Aug-08 03:07 0.258240 AU
38632117 km
13.15 km/s
2065-Jun-25 08:49 0.401984 AU
60135928 km
16.93 km/s
2065-Oct-25 02:04 0.477693 AU
71461807 km
10.71 km/s
2066-May-20 02:13 0.483012 AU
72257636 km
19.37 km/s
2066-Nov-27 13:09 0.449600 AU
67259204 km
11.69 km/s
2067-Apr-13 23:33 0.482775 AU
72222114 km
17.15 km/s
2067-Dec-31 01:45 0.268449 AU
40159424 km
11.00 km/s
2069-Jan-09 07:29 0.001110 AU
165996 km
16.00 km/s
2069-Dec-27 22:08 0.345955 AU
51754172 km
25.89 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
26.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.30815
Condition
6
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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