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NASA JPL SBDB · 2017 XY2

2017 XY2

2017 XY2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.044 AU it takes 1.07 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 27
Orbital Period · P
1.07 yr
v(q)
34.7 km/s
v(Q)
24.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.85
Eccentricity · e
0.1708

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.865 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.222 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.357 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.044 AU gives an orbital period of 1.07 yr, or about 390 days.

An eccentricity of 0.171 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.13° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.5 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 = 27.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 27 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3515 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
1.044 AU
Eccentricity
0.1708
Perihelion
0.865 AU
Aphelion
1.222315 AU
Inclination
12.13°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
279.38°

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
2032-Nov-27 01:40 0.386820 AU
57867512 km
19.25 km/s
2033-Dec-14 15:27 0.009475 AU
1417460 km
8.43 km/s
2034-Oct-05 17:15 0.306538 AU
45857440 km
5.23 km/s
2035-Jun-09 04:35 0.120333 AU
18001533 km
6.33 km/s
2036-Jun-21 16:42 0.229174 AU
34283917 km
14.06 km/s
2052-Jun-08 17:35 0.002474 AU
370111 km
6.87 km/s
2053-Jun-24 05:49 0.184144 AU
27547561 km
16.01 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
27.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35154
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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