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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 EU2

2017 EU2

2017 EU2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.15 AU it takes 1.23 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
1.23 yr
v(q)
36.5 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.43
Eccentricity · e
0.2658

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.844 AU) and its farthest (1.456 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.612 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.23 yr (450 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.15 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.266 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.42° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 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 = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 23 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4518 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
1.15 AU
Eccentricity
0.2658
Perihelion
0.844 AU
Aphelion
1.45567 AU
Inclination
1.42°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
131.59°

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-Jan-11 15:26 0.368293 AU
55095877 km
7.77 km/s
2033-Oct-21 22:12 0.356467 AU
53326752 km
7.54 km/s
2038-Mar-01 01:02 0.206134 AU
30837266 km
16.67 km/s
2038-Nov-23 22:49 0.461354 AU
69017576 km
8.99 km/s
2043-Dec-23 10:03 0.440890 AU
65956267 km
8.75 km/s
2044-Aug-29 07:20 0.080472 AU
12038375 km
12.09 km/s
2049-Jan-26 04:17 0.321859 AU
48149406 km
6.68 km/s
2049-Jun-22 11:17 0.156456 AU
23405454 km
6.80 km/s
2054-Mar-18 11:50 0.007521 AU
1125061 km
7.48 km/s
2054-Oct-29 08:34 0.416252 AU
62270450 km
8.07 km/s
2059-Mar-03 10:57 0.154761 AU
23151904 km
15.24 km/s
2059-Nov-18 21:06 0.458783 AU
68632948 km
8.92 km/s
2065-Sep-08 11:22 0.159918 AU
23923339 km
18.66 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
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45183
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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