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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 GS6

2017 GS6

2017 GS6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.075 AU it takes 1.11 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 70
Orbital Period · P
1.11 yr
v(q)
30.5 km/s
v(Q)
27 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.72
Eccentricity · e
0.061

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.01 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.141 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.131 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.075 AU gives an orbital period of 1.11 yr, or about 407 days.

With e = 0.061, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.98° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 70 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5183 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 3 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
1.075 AU
Eccentricity
0.061
Perihelion
1.01 AU
Aphelion
1.140575 AU
Inclination
14.98°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
3.92°

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
2027-Mar-30 16:09 0.216327 AU
32362013 km
8.10 km/s
2027-Oct-01 12:45 0.229497 AU
34332220 km
11.00 km/s
2036-Apr-13 18:45 0.247250 AU
36988031 km
11.67 km/s
2036-Oct-26 08:23 0.224253 AU
33547785 km
7.94 km/s
2037-Oct-01 10:39 0.452845 AU
67744667 km
16.35 km/s
2046-Apr-12 21:09 0.062877 AU
9406284 km
8.15 km/s
2046-Oct-08 04:44 0.078678 AU
11770134 km
7.90 km/s
2056-Apr-03 20:37 0.169653 AU
25379767 km
7.86 km/s
2056-Oct-01 16:48 0.180494 AU
27001453 km
10.02 km/s
2065-Apr-13 14:37 0.312412 AU
46736220 km
13.16 km/s
2065-Nov-07 13:52 0.275268 AU
41179549 km
7.80 km/s
2066-Oct-01 09:02 0.385452 AU
57662791 km
14.68 km/s
2075-Apr-14 09:38 0.110058 AU
16464482 km
9.00 km/s
2075-Oct-12 19:58 0.113101 AU
16919600 km
7.72 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
24.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51828
Condition
3
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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