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2017 TH4

2017 TH4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.05 AU it takes 1.08 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 102
Orbital Period · P
1.08 yr
v(q)
44.2 km/s
v(Q)
19.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.76
Eccentricity · e
0.3967

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.633 AU) and its farthest (1.467 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.834 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.08 yr (393 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.05 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.397 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.54° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.1 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 = 24.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 102 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4165 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
1.05 AU
Eccentricity
0.3967
Perihelion
0.633 AU
Aphelion
1.466535 AU
Inclination
13.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
78.49°

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-Feb-17 14:41 0.438498 AU
65598431 km
28.09 km/s
2028-Mar-12 23:21 0.116016 AU
17355745 km
14.69 km/s
2029-Feb-05 10:18 0.424516 AU
63506748 km
9.17 km/s
2029-May-16 10:44 0.341598 AU
51102292 km
13.79 km/s
2030-Jul-17 04:06 0.404317 AU
60484890 km
13.94 km/s
2030-Nov-16 19:12 0.423764 AU
63394148 km
10.63 km/s
2031-Oct-09 08:49 0.015671 AU
2344414 km
12.09 km/s
2032-Oct-26 05:33 0.298523 AU
44658465 km
25.08 km/s
2042-Mar-08 11:05 0.118401 AU
17712480 km
16.94 km/s
2044-Nov-23 23:42 0.450786 AU
67436674 km
10.96 km/s
2045-Oct-08 03:07 0.068771 AU
10287976 km
10.17 km/s
2046-Oct-23 03:47 0.180676 AU
27028717 km
22.53 km/s
2056-Mar-03 19:32 0.134120 AU
20064124 km
19.16 km/s
2060-Oct-19 18:56 0.116684 AU
17455658 km
20.46 km/s
2070-Mar-02 00:06 0.182367 AU
27281669 km
20.53 km/s
2072-Jun-20 09:53 0.415798 AU
62202513 km
15.21 km/s
2073-Oct-16 19:24 0.226212 AU
33840844 km
9.16 km/s
2074-Oct-18 23:52 0.120364 AU
18006245 km
19.51 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
24.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41651
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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